Chapter 14 Enemy on Three Sides and Four Flat Forts
More than 100 miles away from Zhenwu Fort, the core of the Ming army west of the Liao River guarded the important town - Siping Fort.
At this time, the rising sun was warm and warm, bringing some warmth to the cold land of Liaodong for a long time, but the Ming defenders of Siping Fort did not feel any warmth, only the bone-chilling cold.
No matter who it is, standing at the head of Siping Fort, looking at the black pressure in the distance, the assembled Jianzhou cavalry, artillery and a large number of siege foot soldiers, will feel chills in their hearts.
At the same time, the bright and yellow daxu floating in the distance all show the name of the person who came - the chief of Jianzhou, Nurhachi!
The old slaves who made countless Liaodong people frightened, and the old slaves who made the Ming Dynasty feel deeply threatened by the Ming Dynasty and even the emperor, personally led their troops to attack.
In the face of such a fanfare and inevitable action in Jianzhou, to be honest, Luo Yi, deputy general of Quang Ninh, has always not had much confidence.
Because in addition to Nurhachi, after the armies of Amin and Daishan captured Xixingbao, they led their troops to join Mang Gurtai overnight, wanting to take Siping Fort together.
And the famous Four Baylor Emperor Taiji...... It should still be in Zhenwu Fort.
Luo has always narrowed his eyes slightly: I hope Sun Degong and Liu Qu can live up to their mission!
"My lord, the Jianzhou army is assembled again from three sides! Prepare for the siege! Luo Ping and other generals gathered in the drum tower again.
And Luo has always stood at the gap in the battlements, quietly looking at the Jianzhou troops assembled in the distance.
"How's the city going?" Luo's voice was still low, and he didn't tremble in the slightest because of the current enemy.
Luo Ping, the commander of the pioneer battalion, spoke: "My lord! All the defenders have been assembled! ”
Quang Ninh garrison Zhai Chang: "Artillery and archers are already in place!" ”
Deng Chang, the envoy of Sipingbao: "We swear to live and die with Sipingbao!" ”
The generals stood behind Luo Yiyi, waiting for the chief officer to give the final order.
"We have the emperor's order," Luo always stood there like a green pine, turned his head to reveal half of his face, and on the back of the day, there was a slight hint of gloom: "Even if you die, you must leave the corpse here!" As soon as the war starts, those who retreat without permission will be killed immediately! ”
"The last general obeys!" All the generals in the drum tower bowed down to receive the order.
At this moment, the rumbling war drums came, and Jianzhou had begun to march into the army.
"Report !!" The herald rushed from outside the door, half-kneeling on the ground: "The army led by Jianzhou Mang Gurtai, Amin, and Daishan has gathered together and is heading towards Siping Fort!" ”
"At this time, all the guards, whether young or old, will go to the city!"
At this time, the sun was already hanging high, and the heavy snow shone in the sunlight for days, and the earth seemed to be covered with a layer of golden light at a glance.
However, neither side of Sipingbao had any intention to enjoy this rare beauty.
Mang Gurtai has already issued three military orders in succession.
"The cavalry of the vanguard battalion went into battle and suppressed the defenders of the city with bows and crossbows!"
"All the infantry, a group of cattle, drove the slaves, livestock, and captives to the city and broke the gates!"
"Pass the order, those who ascend Siping Fort first will be promoted to the Eight Banners and rewarded with a thousand gold!"
At the same time, Dai Shan, Amin's side, also conveyed one order after another.
As soon as the battle began, it was white-hot.
Thousands of Jianzhou cavalry rode long horses, and under the command of one command after another, they shot the arrows in their hands at the defenders at the head of the city with incomparably accurate accuracy.
Suddenly, a rain of arrows poured down from the sky.
In the eyes of the soldiers defending the city, it is a killing move that covers the sky and the sun.
At the head of the city, the garrison officer Zhai Chang was dressed in armor, and he personally commanded with his personal guards, and at this moment, in the face of the rain of arrows, he roared and gave an order: "All shield soldiers come forward and raise their shields to protect !!! ”
Puff puff puff!!
The arrows were extremely sharp, and although they were covered by shields, there were still guards who were constantly pierced through their armor and fell to the ground, and the Ming army suffered casualties at the beginning of the battle.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of the cavalry to suppress the defenders, all the Jianzhou infantry soldiers drove the Hannu, Baoyi and livestock towards the city.
Once the infantry arrives at the city with siege equipment, then even if the city is a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, there will be people who climb the city wall along the corpse mountain, and when the time comes, it will be a dilemma between the head and the city.
"Where's the archer! Shoot at those outer slaves! Don't let them push the battle line down to us so easily! "The pacification made Deng Chang angry at the moment, the defenders were too passive, and Siping Fort had no extra cavalry and foreign aid, and now he could only hold on.
And sticking to the word often means death.
Under the cover of the Jianzhou cavalry, a large number of Jiannu drove the people and slaves to the city, the infantry battalion had a clear division of labor, some of them began to bombard the city gate with siege logs, as well as the weak parts of the city wall, and most of the infantry and slaves had set up a long ladder to climb the city wall.
Of course, on the one hand, the defenders also had a large number of tools to defend the city.
Rolling stones, oil refining, and flaming kapok poured down from the city to stop the attackers.
Within a quarter of an hour, there were already mountains of corpses under Siping Fort, and the blood was drifting, but most of them were the corpses of slaves and Ming people, and the actual casualties of the Eight Banners of Manchuria were not much.
At the same time, there were also a large number of casualties at the head of the Ming army.
Under the situation of one another, the defenders of Siping Fort could not hold out for long.
At this moment in the battle, Luo has always been waiting for the guards to personally go to the city to supervise the battle.
"My lord! The defenders to the west and south suffered a large number of casualties, the offensive of Jianzhou was too fierce, and the Chinese camp of Daishan and Amin had moved forward to a mile in front of our formation, and the Chinese army could join the siege at any time, and it was obvious that the offensive force should be strengthened! ”
Luo Ping's armor was torn, covered in blood, his shoulder armor was missing, and his upper arm had three scars, hanging there weakly, and the battle between the west and south was fierce, which could be seen.
"If the reinforcements don't come, we will have to fight here to the death to thank the emperor," Luo said, bending his left arm and wiping the blood from it with a knife in his right hand: "When the time comes, all the grain, livestock, and houses in the city will be burned!" ”
It is obvious that Luo has always been extremely pessimistic and is ready to die to thank the emperor.
Woowoo!!
The trumpets whimpered, and Jiannu had already begun to gather all his forces and prepare for the final blow.
"All the sons of the Han family, go to the city! Fight to the death with Jiannu! Luo Yi spit out the blood foam in his mouth along with the broken teeth, and waited directly for the city: "Brothers! Fight to the death with me! ”
"Kill !!"
The desperate and boundless hatred of the killing cry instantly rushed into the sky.
"It's just a stubborn resistance," Mang Gurtai sat on top of the war horse, looking at the actions of the Ming soldiers on Siping Fort in the distance, and just smiled contemptuously: "Drumming!" Help! ”
Knock knock knock!!!
The drums beat more urgently......
All the Jianzhou armies raised their long swords, all the cavalry bows were already aimed in the direction of the city's head, and all the infantry were holding shields and armor, ready to attack the city.