The next day, 200,000 Ming troops lined up outside Puding City, with flags covering the sun, and the power was terrifying!

The sound of war drums was like thunder, and it spread to every corner of the army, and the heartbeat of the soldiers also accelerated with the drums, and the morale was high!

The heralds shuttled back and forth, and there were also standard-bearers waving flags on the watchtower, and the entire army was operating in an orderly manner under the command of various means.

Hu Hai led his 50,000 elite soldiers in front of the formation, waiting for the order to attack the city.

And Li Wei was following behind Mu Ying at this time, on the flank. This time, Hu Hai was the main attack, and they all pressed the formation when they came over.

Mu Ying looked back at Li Wei's Shenji Camp from time to time, and opened her mouth to speak.

Seeing him like this, Li Wei was a little puzzled and asked, "What's the matter, Master Hou?" ”

Mu Ying hesitated, turned around and pointed to the banner of the Shenji Battalion, and said as gently as possible: "Master Li, are you a little too ostentatious?" ”

Li Wei looked in the direction he pointed, and suddenly saw the military flag he designed, there are two main flags in the Shenji Battalion, one with Ming characters written on it, and the other with Shen characters written on it.

"Oh, you said this, this is my own design, the Mingzi flag means that we are the Ming army, and the Shenzi naturally means the Shenji Battalion, is there any problem?"

Li Wei explained, looking at Mu Ying with some confusion.

Mu Ying was silent, according to Li Wei's explanation, it seems that there is no problem with taking it out, but it is a bit of a problem when it is connected, one god and one god, a god?

Calling yourself a god?

"Lord Li, our Ming military flag is regulated, you fancy the military general Fu, his is the tiger striped Daxu, this is the general flag of the commander of the whole army, and the other military camps have Qinglong, Vermilion Bird Banner and so on according to the direction......"

Mu Ying patiently told him about the regulation of the flag, the main thing that the ancient army relied on to march and fight was the flag, thousands of troops ran with the flag, the flag did not fall, the morale of the whole army was there, and as soon as the flag fell, the trouble would be big, and hundreds of thousands of troops would become headless flies.

Mu Ying spoke very clearly, but Li Wei was confused when he heard it, his Shenji Battalion was completely different from other armies of the army, and other people's commands were all flags, and he had a whistle here, not an operating system at all.

Not only are the command methods different, but the equipment is also different, the Shenji Battalion is not only equipped with firearms in the whole army, but the armor worn out this time is also specially made by him, with a thin steel sheet attached to the cotton armor, the defense is strong and comfortable to wear, and it has a certain degree of confusion.

The Shenji Battalion is a maverick, which is also the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang has to let him lead the army to the battle, other guards are transferred at will, and the soldiers don't know how to command the generals, but the Shenji Battalion can't do it, and it will really be difficult to understand if someone comes for a while.

"Master Hou, the command methods of our Shenji Battalion are different, and these flags are mainly symbolic." Li Wei explained softly.

Mu Ying paused, and then said, "Then you always have to cooperate with the other battalions, right?" These things still need to be remembered! ”

Li Wei was stunned, too, every time the army goes out, his Shenji battalion is only a part of it, and it is necessary to cooperate with other troops, like now, if it weren't for Mu Ying pulling him, he wouldn't know where he should stand.

But the Shenji Battalion is okay, although he, the main general, doesn't know, but Song Zhong and they all know.

After a deep sigh, Li Wei said: "What the Hou Ye said is very true, I will remember it well." ”

When Mu Ying heard this, she was satisfied: "That's good, in this way, I'll find some military books for you when I go back." ”

"Okay."

Li Wei reluctantly agreed, to be honest, he didn't want to learn these things, but Mu Ying was a good intention.

In the large camp of the Chinese army, the heralds kept running in to report the situation of the army everywhere to Fu Youde, the commander-in-chief.

"Report! The Hu Du Governor's headquarters is ready to attack the city at any time! ”

A herald came in and shouted.

Fu Youde nodded lightly, stared at Puding City in the distance, and ordered in a cold voice: "Siege!" ”

"Yes!"

The herald conveyed the order, and the standard-bearer on the watchtower immediately waved the flag.

The soldiers in front of the military formation, who were always paying attention to the main general's banner, immediately conveyed the order to Hu Hai, who was in high spirits and shouted: "Attack!" ”

The sound of war drums suddenly became urgent, and the 50,000 army led by Hu Hai, with rushing carts, ladders, catapults, and some previously cast general cannons, began to move forward.

On the city wall of Puding, Xie Cheng followed closely by Dalu Huachi, looking at the black and oppressive Ming army outside the city, his face was pale and trembling.

Daru Huachi was also a little frightened at this time, and he was no longer as brave and fearless as he was yesterday.

The army advanced steadily, Hu Hai estimated the distance of the battle, and after entering the firing range, he gave an order, and the army suddenly stopped, and the catapults and artillery were loaded and aimed, and a moment later, with a loud bang, the cannonballs and stone shells flew towards Puding City.

In the city, Daru Huachi shouted loudly: "Hide! ”

Bang bang bang......

Stone shells and cannonballs fell, smashing the battlements and debris flying, and the Northern Yuan soldiers defending the city hid behind the battlements and did not dare to show their heads.

As the artillery fired, Hu Hai followed and shouted: "Order the forward soldiers to charge, and those who ascend first will be rewarded with 5,000 guan and seal thousands of households!" ”

When the order was issued, the guards around him followed and shouted, and the morale of tens of thousands of Ming troops was immediately boosted, and more than 5,000 people in front of them first launched a charge, rushing to Puding City like a tide!

Although the siege is dangerous, but the reward of the first to ascend is also very rich, no less than the capture of the flag, if the ordinary soldiers can get this first merit and survive, it is to get rich and become the upper class from then on!

All of a sudden, the Ming army shouted and killed the sky, and after entering within a hundred steps, the archers began to shoot arrows into the city to suppress.

On the city, the defenders of the Northern Yuan Dynasty also stood up again after the artillery, bent the bow and shot arrows, the artillery and catapults of the Ming army also fired again after reloading, for a while the arrows and artillery stones flew sideways, the defenders of the city were condescending, and there were battlements to cover, the situation was relatively good, and the Ming army besieging the city was miserable, as the city wall approached, the casualties increased rapidly.

However, the offensive of the Ming army was still fierce, and soldiers continued to rush to the city, and climbed up on the ladder.

There is no moat in Puding City, which is why Hu Hai dared to say that he would take it in seven days, if it is a big city with a moat, unless there is an internal response or other means, don't think about it in a few months.

Hu Hai observed the battle situation in the back, and estimated the casualties in his heart, these 5,000 people were only the first wave, and when they had suffered a certain level of casualties, they had to withdraw and rest, so that the second wave would attack in turn, consuming the defensive strength of the city.

On the city wall, Xie Cheng had already fallen to the side with weak legs, and Daru Huachi couldn't take care of him anymore, and kept directing the defenders to throw down the rolling logs and knock down the ladders.

Some of the soldiers of the Ming army were overthrown and fell to death when they were about to climb the city wall, some were stoned to death by rolling logs, shot by arrows, and so on.

There were bloody corpses everywhere under the city walls, and some were still wailing in pain, and the cruelty of war was vividly reflected at this moment! (End of chapter)