East Factory Governor

Chapter 149 Shimen Village (Changed [-]th today)

The Han man confessed that they came from Shimenzhai!
After hearing this, Qin Shuhuai, Zhao Shuhuai, Li Decheng and others looked at each other in blank dismay, and then laughed at the same time.

From this point of view, Huang Taiji really fell for the trick, and he should have led the army back to Da'ankou by now!
Because of Shimenzhai's sudden location, the Jin army would not be able to rescue them immediately if something happened. Huang Taiji must have been worried that if the Ming army came to attack, the [-] Jin soldiers and the [-] descendants in the city would inevitably go through the same fate as Luo Wenyu. It was a mistake, so I simply asked all the defenders in the city to withdraw and go to Da'ankou to meet up.

And these post-Jin troops were probably afraid that if they took the main road, they would run into the Ming troops who had already arrived at Da'ankou, so they chose to take the small road and bypass the catfish pass, thinking that it would be safe.

It just so happened that Qin Shuhuai was also afraid of running into the Houjin Army who came to help, so he excitedly chose to take a detour to Shimenzhai from the vicinity of Niaoyu Pass, based on the principle that it would be so exciting to run as soon as he showed off at Da'ankou.

Thus, the two groups of people ran into each other without warning.

It's all fate!
Thinking of this, the three laughed again.

After a short rest, the army did not dare to stay longer, and immediately counted the troops and set off again.As for those unlucky soldiers who are going to be exhausted, they still have to carry back the things that the Tartar soldiers robbed, but this time the number of people is reduced by half, and the burden on each person has naturally doubled, blah blah blah All tired blue veins exposed.

The army traveled all the way and arrived at Shimenzhai at noon on the third day of November.

In Shimen Village, [-] Ming soldiers were stationed.Chen Ji, the original guard, not only surrendered the gold, but also shaved his hair. Knowing that, even if he surrendered to the Ming army again, he would be doomed, so he decided to fight to the death with the feeling that he was going to die.

Several of his confidantes also spread rumors in the army, using the excuse that "once the Ming army enters, all those who shave their hair will die" to encourage the defenders in the city to resist desperately.

Therefore, when Zhao led his teachings to Shimenzhai, the gates of Shimenzhai were closed tightly, and the soldiers were all on guard, but none of them surrendered.

Zhao Lijiao couldn't help being angry, and yelled in the tent, "I would rather surrender slaves than master kings, what face do such idiots have to survive in the world! When the city is broken, I will cut them into pieces!"

Immediately ordered people to cut down giant trees to make siege tools.In addition, they sent people to call for battle outside the city.

"Master Wang has arrived! Open the city gate quickly! Master Wang has arrived, open the city gate quickly!"

But no one paid him any attention.

When Qin Shuhuai came to the base of the city, he saw that the heads of the surrendered soldiers on the top of the city were all bald, with only a thin rattail braid on the back of their heads disheveled in the wind, so he probably knew what was going on.

Psychological warfare, he is still good at this.

So he immediately drew a blueprint, called a few sergeants who could work with carpentry, and asked them to make it immediately.This thing is also simple, but it is a small cylindrical thing with a big outer mouth and a small inner mouth. Qin Shuhuai told them that it is called a loudspeaker.

The loudspeaker was quickly made, and Qin Shuhuai called a few soldiers who surrendered, and asked them to go to the city with the loudspeaker to shout.

The servants asked cautiously, what should they shout?

So Qin Shuhuai cleared his throat and demonstrated it himself.

"Listen, brothers in the city, you are surrounded! Surrender is your only way out! The imperial army... ah bah, Master Wang treats captives preferentially, no matter whether they shave their hair or not, as long as they surrender, they will not be killed. Look Although we surrendered to Jiannu, isn’t it good?”

"Brothers, think about your relatives, your family members, they are still at home waiting for you to go back. Surrender is the decision of your chief officer, it has nothing to do with you! They betrayed Daming, and they must die, so they want to drag you Die together, do you still want to work hard for such a chief officer?"

After thinking about it, there seemed to be something missing, so I added a few more words.

"Chen Ji, you bastard! You are not human! You bring your sister-in-law to eat and drink spicy food, but let your brothers work here for you!"

After shouting several times, I felt good about myself, so I let the servants start reciting.After the soldiers recited the meeting, they asked them to hold the "amplifier" and put on the big shield, and they went to the city wall and kept shouting, "playing" these few sentences in a loop.

Chen Ji on the tower could not help being furious when he heard the shouts from below.Especially when he heard something like "I took my sister-in-law to eat hot and spicy food", my beard trembled with anger.People shouted and scolded before the battle, they were all scolding old man, old turtle and so on. I have never heard of them talking about my sister-in-law!What's even more unfortunate is that I really have a sister-in-law, and I have indeed taken her as a concubine, and I don't know how these bastards know!
In a rage, he immediately ordered the archers to shoot arrows.But those soldiers are hiding behind the big shield, how can they shoot?

I have to say, this trick is still effective.The low-level soldiers in the city surrendered to the Tartars out of desperation. Now that the Tartars are gone and the Master Wang is here, who doesn't want to return to Daming?Only by returning to Daming can we return to our hometown in the future, right?

They didn't have high fighting spirit at first, but they were determined to resist after hearing a few fools saying that anyone who shaved their hair would be killed.But just now, I heard the call outside the city to shave my hair and not kill, and I saw with my own eyes that the Han soldiers in Houjin were all safe and sound, so I was a little shaken.

The sins of those Han people fighting together are much greater than ours, and they didn't die, so we don't have to die.

The soldiers were all ready to move, but because a few suppressed the general, no one dared to act rashly.

After several hours of work, the Ming army outside the city used a giant tree to make a siege pestle.This kind of siege pestle is very simple. It is to take the trunk of the giant wood, round the front, and then press the handles on both sides that can be lifted.When attacking, it was carried by dozens of strong soldiers, and the front was equipped with shield soldiers for protection. After rushing to the bottom of the city, the soldiers carrying the siege pestle moved in unison, and worked together to hit the city gate with the siege pestle.

Both Qin Shuhuai and Zhao Liaojiao believed that the fighting spirit of the surrendered troops in the city was extremely low, and they expected that there would not be too much resistance, so they decisively ordered the army to attack the city in the afternoon without other siege tools.

The first to charge were 40 infantry in heavy armor, of which 4000 of the strongest were responsible for using the battering pestle.The remaining more than 300 Ming troops stood only [-] meters away from them. If the defenders in the city left the city or the city gate was smashed open, they would immediately rush up.

Naturally, Chen Ji didn't dare to open the door to meet the enemy, so he only let the soldiers shoot arrows and pour hot oil on the top of the wall.However, the two hundred Ming troops came prepared. Except for the forty hammermen who smashed the door, everyone else carried a large shield. When they reached the bottom of the city, they stood up like umbrellas. The defenders at the top of the city had nothing to do. After working hard for a long time, only a dozen were killed.

Don't say they can't do it, even if they have a way, the defenders are not willing to do it.

"Hey, ha! Hey, ha!" Forty strong men shouted rhythmically.

"Boom! Boom!" The door kept shaking, and the dust on it kept flying down.

Behind the city gate, hundreds of defenders stood weakly behind the city gate, spitting the dust that fell into their mouths.

Behind them, one of them was shaking his white knife, shouting hoarsely, "Hold on! Brothers, hold on! Mr. Chen said, as long as we stand up to this wave, the Golden Army will come to rescue us soon." Yes, there will be rewards for everyone!"

Everyone sneered in their hearts.Those Tartars will come to our rescue?If you can save us, you can run ahead of time by yourself?How about coaxing a three-year-old doll?
An old soldier was tired of hearing it, so he quietly turned the big bolt behind the city gate, but the big bolt was very heavy and it was not easy to turn it.This move was seen by other defenders behind the door, and it quickly spread. Everyone dialed, and I dialed. At first, they were still quietly. Later, I found out, eh, everyone wants to open the door?

So he gritted his teeth, and everyone worked together to pull out the two latches with a snap.

The gate of the city opened with a bang, and the forty people outside the gate were slamming into each other vigorously. They stumbled and fell to the ground one after another.

Looking at the city gate in bewilderment, they all thought to themselves, what is the way?

But all the soldiers guarding the gate knelt down and shouted, "Welcome Master Wang to enter the city!"

PS: Because of Yunzhuan Haoge's blatantly provocative behavior in the comment area, the city lord decided to add another update today, the fourth update!

(End of this chapter)