The cannon roared at the head of the city, the heart-pounding drums sounded, the Song soldiers all over the city went up to the city wall, and the Song army scouts outside the city galloped back from the northwest direction. About two or three pillars of incense, countless small black dots appeared in the distant sky.

The black dot quickly became larger, followed by countless Mongolian iron horsemen, and the shaking of the earth became more and more violent, making the hearts of the soldiers on the head of the city of Chuzhou beat faster, and many people changed their faces.

At the end of the northwest sky, endless flags flew, smoke and dust billowed from the sky, and the overwhelming Mongolian cavalry came on horseback, filling the entire field. They came on horseback, many of them did not need the reins of their horses, and their riding skills were exquisite, and they had several horned bows of various sizes on their horses, and many of them did not even have iron helmets, revealing their bare scalps, and they were full of anger.

"Those who come are not good, and the Tatars are only afraid that there are more than 20,000 troops!"

Wang Jian put down the clairvoyant mirror and took a long breath.

"Just in time! Pass the order, and the whole army is ready to fight! ”

Cao Youwen's face was calm, and he passed down the military order.

With an army of 20,000, we can finally fight a big battle.

Thinking that the emperor might come at any time, he was even a little impatient, hoping that the Mongol army would attack the city immediately.

"Gunpowder, cannonballs, feather arrows, rolling stones and wood, all ready!"

Wang Jian shouted loudly, and under the city, all the Song troops moved.

The Mongol armies swarmed in, first to set up camp and make siege equipment. The large area of riverside wilderness in the southwest of Chuzhou City, the Mongolian army will definitely not miss it.

"General, Tatar foot soldiers!"

Wang Jian pointed to the end of the sky in the northwest.

Under the bright sun, countless Mongolian soldiers pushed chariots, with thick ropes and huge logs on them, horses and people pushing them, all of which seemed to be parts of siege equipment.

"It seems that these are stone throwers and ballistas in the Tatar army."

Cao Youwen looked at it carefully and immediately recognized it.

"General, the Tatars broke the city, mainly by stone throwers and ballistas. Especially the stone thrower, which should not be underestimated. ”

Wang Jian's words are exactly what Cao Youwen wants.

"It seems that the Tatar stone thrower must be broken first!"

The invincible and invincible Mongolian cavalry in the field, coupled with the Mongolian infantry who attacked the city, I am afraid that the future war will become more and more difficult to fight.

Fortunately, Da Song still has indestructible firearms!

At this moment, Cao Youwen and others' worship of the emperor's principal deepened again.

Endless Mongol armies converged in the wilderness outside the city of Chuzhou, and from the top of the city, the entire ground was covered with sturdy Mongolian horses, which made people mistakenly think that they had arrived in the steppe outside the city. A slippery Mongolian cavalry marched on horseback, the iron armor was shining with cold light, densely packed with iron helmets and human heads, waving flags, and the momentum was magnificent.

Many of them had bedding on their horses, and some of the Mongolian soldiers took out pieces of meat from the leather bags of their horses and chewed them, and sat on their horses, ready to wait for the opportunity to move at any time.

The heavy cavalry, clad in armor or scales, armed with spears or maces, looked fierce and vicious, like hellish demons.

"How could it be...... There are so many Tartars...... Tartar army? ”

Guo Zhengsun, the pacification division of Lizhou West Road, went to the city, he looked at the surging Mongolian army outside the city, his face was pale, and his lips trembled.

"The Tatars are so powerful, and the comers are not good!"

Gao Jia, the governor of Chuzhou, who followed Guo Zhengsun up, also had a heavy face and frowned.

Looking at the city, like the two civil officials, many young Song army soldiers were short of breath and their faces were pale, Cao You frowned when he heard this, and asked loudly.

"Wang Jian, do you say that these mighty Tatar cavalry, can they also attack the city?"

Wang Jian comprehended, his face was disdainful, and he raised his voice.

"General Hui, the last general has been defending the city and fighting in the field for so many years, these guys are okay in the field, if they want to attack the city, it is purely a show, not as good as the bandits in the mountains!"

"It looks scary, it's all like that! Outside the city of Xihezhou, our army went down with a burst of artillery, and immediately it was flesh and blood, and fart and urine flowed! ”

Lu Yuanting, the general of Xihe Prefecture, laughed out loud.

Lu Yuanting personally experienced it, and the soldiers of the Song army on the city wall also laughed, and the expressions of many people suddenly relaxed a lot.

Cao Youwen smiled slightly and shook his head secretly.

The heavy cavalry is not terrible, and the defense of the city will not be much of a threat. On the contrary, those Mongolian foot soldiers, as well as light cavalry wearing light armor or leather armor, each of them had three or four war horses, two or three horn bows, and the range was long and the rate of fire was fast, which should not be underestimated.

Once the city is attacked, the Mongol infantry takes the lead, and the light cavalry and crossbowmen rain down waves of arrows, which can bring great trouble to the defenders of the city.

"General, the Tatar cavalry has seventeen thousand-man troops, and the number of foot soldiers is about five thousand, plus those craftsmen and baggage miscellaneous servants, it should be about twenty-two thousand. I just don't know, are there any reinforcements from Tatar? ”

Wang Jian pointed to the large array of the Mongolian army outside the city, his face solemn.

Cao Youwen held a clairvoyant mirror and stood at the head of the city to watch carefully.

The hundred-person team and the thousand-person team are like wolves and tigers, boundless. Including those foot soldiers, at least more than 20,000 people.

Needless to say, the Mongolian army originally had 20,000 cavalry, and the Song Jing folded 3,000 cavalry, which is now 17 thousand troops.

The cavalry on the horse, the infantry on the horse, the tactics of the Mongol army are flexible, if it is a field battle, there is no artillery, it is estimated that it can only be continuously shot by the other side, and finally exhausted and the whole army is annihilated.

Just like the last battle of Langao Town, Ma Zhong and Cheng Xin were careless, which was the casualties of 3,000 soldiers.

"In the Tatar army, how can there be so many Great Song people?"

A general of the Song army held a clairvoyant mirror and suddenly let out an exclamation.

Cao You was startled when he heard this, and raised the clairvoyant mirror, and sure enough, among the Mongolian army, men, women and children dressed in Song costumes were tied by ropes, string after string, and there were thousands of people.

Needless to say, these were all Song soldiers captured by the Mongol army. Seeing that most of them were women and old people, Ding Zhuang should have been almost killed.

Although the pacification department repeatedly ordered and personally mobilized the people to take refuge in the state and customs, there were still people secretly hiding, hoping that they would be fine. But they didn't know that the Mongolian cavalry was extremely fast, and once the people were discovered, they were either killed or captured, and few people could escape.

"I'll go!"

Wang Jian slapped the city wall angrily, and his palms shook painfully.

There are always some people who do not listen to persuasion, and when the matter comes, it is too late to regret it.

The Mongolian army wantonly beat the people, and all the soldiers in the city were indignant, but they were helpless.

Cao Youwen looked outside the city, his heart ached, and he didn't say anything.

Coercion and coercion of the unarmed people. The invincible Mongolian army in the world, is it so capable?

"Alas! It's really ......"

The situation in front of him seemed familiar, Lu Yuanting shook his head, sighed lowly, and was speechless for a while.

For a while, there was silence on the head of the city, and the soldiers of the Song army stared at the Mongolian army outside the city, and everyone had a solemn face.

There are more than 10,000 people and horses, boundless, and the first time I experienced a war of tens of thousands of people, the other party was still a prestigious Mongolian army, and everyone was uneasy.

"Wang Jian, you defend the city wall, I will lead the troops out of the city and fight with the Tatar army!"

Cao Youwen's face was calm, but his words were sonorous and powerful.

"What?"

All the generals at the head of the city, including Wang Jian, were taken aback, and looked at Cao Youwen incredulously.

Did Cao Youwen mean that he was going out of the city to fight with the Mongol army?

"Didn't you hear clearly? I repeat, you defend the city, I will lead the troops out of the city, and let the Tatar army know the fate of offending my Great Song Dynasty and bullying my Great Song people! ”

Cao You said loudly, the generals at the head of the city, as well as many Song soldiers, all heard it clearly.

"General Cao, the Tatars are powerful, you must not rush out of the city! The big picture counts! ”

"General Cao, the enemy is outnumbered, don't raise troops out of anger, let alone go out of the city to fight, the city of Chuzhou is important!"

When Cao You heard that he was going out of the city to fight, the two civil officials, Guo Zhengsun and Gao Jia, were surprised and came up to persuade them bitterly.

"The two of you can't persuade each other! Our army is well-trained, the firearms are fierce, and my eldest Song boy forgets to die, is he afraid of his Tatars? An artillery cannon shook the sky and thundered, and he didn't blow up his crying father and mother? Why are you worried? ”

Cao Youwen sneered and said loudly with disdain.

"General, the Tatar army has seventeen thousand-man troops, and thousands of foot soldiers. Our army has only 5,000 soldiers, and even if we can win when we go out of the city, the number of city defenses is insufficient. Think twice! ”

Wang Jian reacted instantly and secretly admired.

Jinling stresses the creed of Wutang, despises the other side strategically, and attaches importance to the other party tactically. It seems that Cao Youwen is well versed in his heart.

"Think twice, general!"

All the generals at the head of the city spoke in unison, clasped their fists and saluted together, but their hearts were much more stable.

"If it weren't for the lack of soldiers, let him know how powerful my border army in Chuzhou is!"

Cao You snorted coldly and dismissed.

"Wang Jian, and you, seventeen thousand-man teams, let's erase half of them. As for those foot soldiers, don't even think about going back. What do you think? ”

"General, the last general obeys!"

Wang Jian was startled at first, then clasped his fists and saluted, and replied loudly.

"Obey the general's orders!"

All the generals of the Song army around them clasped their fists together, and everyone was impassioned.

Wang Jian secretly admired. It is said that Cao Youwen is bold and careful, and he is not surprised. Today, I saw that there was really the wind of a general.

His Majesty's eyes are like torches, and he never disappoints when it comes to seeing people and recognizing people.

The nervousness of the Song army soldiers at the head of the city disappeared without a trace in an instant, and many people remembered the famous words of the emperor's principal:

Let the storm come harder!

Under the command of the Mongolian army, Subutai was dressed in iron armor, sitting on a war horse, holding a pergola with his hands, and watching towards the head of the city of Chuzhou.

Beside Subutai, the commanders and centurions of the Mongolian army wore helmets and armor and stood on their horses to watch.

Flags are flying on the head of the city, the Song army is holding swords and guns, raising their heads and chests, the rocks are generally motionless, and the military appearance is solemn, which makes people daunting.

Su Butai looked at it for a moment, his heart sank, and he blurted out.

"Don't they all say that the southerners are cowardly? Why are these Song troops much more elite than the Tang Wuti and Jin people? ”

The Song army was well-trained, the military appearance was solemn, and it was not a rabble at first glance.

The cowardly Song people also have such a strong martial artist?

This does not bode well!