eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 482 The Target of the Tatars
The offensive and defensive battle in Datong was much more intense than both sides imagined.

Dayan Khan felt that Zhou Shangwen's department was not there, so he wanted to show his military might in one battle, so that if he went deeper, no Ming army would dare to attack them easily.

And Chang Dacheng has sharpened his sword for several years. Since the new king came to the throne, the firearms, soldiers, and training are very different from before. All the preparations are at this moment. How can he easily admit defeat?

Moreover, these generals with professional backgrounds have a deeper defense against Han and barbarians.

With the trust of the emperor, he has no shortage of glory and wealth, so it is impossible for the enemy to recruit him. No matter how defensive the Han barbarians are, it is even more impossible for him to be greedy for life and afraid of death, especially one brother has already died at the hands of the Tatars.

So what I didn't say was just to fight, to fight while I was boiling!
Bals and Gelutai led troops to attack Wuding Gate and Yanghe Gate respectively. The flints thrown by the Tatars looked like the chains of death.

Chang Dacheng saw the casualties caused by these siege weapons, but he didn't care about them, because the Tatar soldiers were already trying to climb the city wall with the ladders.

The Tatar soldiers were also braver than imagined, and they marched against the artillery fire at all costs.

Of course, the soldiers defending the city of Datong are also using their lives, and the artillery, bows and arrows are also demanding their lives. Although it is difficult for the densely packed soldiers to use these weapons to kill them all, the Ming army will not let go of those Tatar soldiers who started to climb. However, kerosene and stones continued to be thrown down.Even if someone really came close to climbing the city wall, the Ming army would rush up and surround and kill him.

This is just a city wall, not to mention the Wengcheng behind it.The so-called Wengcheng, that is, the city within the city, is equivalent to breaking through the gate of the city, and there is another gate behind it, and within this space is a closed city wall in the shape of a zigzag.

The defenders were on the city wall, and after the enemy army entered the city gate, unless they broke through the second city gate quickly, no matter how many people came, they would be shot here.

To put it bluntly, it is to build a "very shallow well" here at the gate of the city. The name of the urn city means catching turtles in the urn.

This is the method of defending the city that has been continuously improved after many years of war.

In some important cities, there will be several urns in a row, changing the 'mouth' into 'day', surrounded by defenders, how can you survive if you rush into this place?
So this kind of simple siege is absolutely impossible to win Datong.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Dayan Khan immediately ordered the troops to withdraw to reduce unnecessary casualties.

On the second day, Dayan Khan drove the Ming people captured in Yanghe and various villages to the front. Artillery, bows and arrows are not good at it, and they will be killed together if they want to be killed.

For a general who is used to seeing life and death, if he really orders to kill them all, he can be ruthless.

But the key is the impact on the morale of the soldiers defending the city. If one's own people can be killed, then why is this battle fought?It's even uncertain whether there are relatives of some soldiers in it.

The Tatars are not very good at siege, but they are cruel, so it is not the first time to use this method.

Chang Dacheng had seen this kind of battle in the military academy before, he looked up at the soldiers on both sides, sure enough there were many people with hesitation and confusion in their eyes.

"In the 14th year of Zhengtong, Wala also took the emperor with his army and knocked on the gate of Datong. At that time, the generals and soldiers guarding the city never opened the city gate in order to maintain Datong! The emperor is like this? Let alone the people? The loss of Datong, the city Once the gate is broken, who else in the city can survive?! More people will surely die by then! This first arrow will be shot in the future!"

It was too late, but soon, there was a whoosh, and the black arrow feathers flew down, and then an old woman with white hair fell down under the city wall!
Standing in the sight of everyone, Chang Dacheng shouted righteously: "Murderer, Chang Dacheng! The purpose is to protect Datong! To protect Daming! If anyone wants revenge, please come to me! "

The general took the lead, and the other soldiers were no longer relentless.

As a result, such a shot shocked the undefended Tatar army below.

Dayan Khan in the distance saw the situation, although he was not convinced, he could only order to retreat again.

At the same time, a thought arose in my heart: Datong is so difficult to fight, and this time I must go to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that there will be no good results.

"Back then, Wala also captured the emperor of the Ming Dynasty first, and wiped out the elite of the Ming army in the Tumu Fortress. But only one month later, he lost his armor and armor under the capital of the Ming people, and suffered heavy losses. You think it is Why?"

Dayan Khan has a fleshy face and a fierce look in his eyes, but he just looks silly. In fact, under the upbringing of Mandu Haihatun, he is not the kind of unthinking warrior.

"First of all, I underestimated the enemy, thinking that I was sure of victory. In fact, the Ming army was too stupid in the civil fort battle."

"Then what about our trip?" Dayan Khan said in a deep voice: "Although the little emperor of the Ming army is still a baby, he is more hostile to the grassland than his father. In the past few years, we have watched him The soldiers are preparing for war, and even openly shouted that the re-entry will be listed as a national policy! This year, the stock market has been blocked again. How are we going to fight this battle?
According to what Ben Khan saw, even with that advantage, Beijing has not yet been conquered, so we should not be too optimistic.Therefore, in this battle, the capital is not within our goal, but the capital is going, one is to plunder goods, livestock and people, and the other is to swear an oath of combat power to force the Ming court to stop the blockade and trade with us. Third, it is to eliminate the elite troops prepared for the Ming army in the past few years, and to remove the minions of the little emperor of the Ming Dynasty, which is Zhou Shangwen. Zhou Shangwen was so panicked that he couldn't choose his own way, and it was difficult to calm down.

From Ben Khan's point of view, the biggest mistake was to give the Ming court more than a month to prepare after the battle of Tumubao. Otherwise, how could the Ming army have the strength to guard the capital when all the elites were lost?Everyone, eight days have passed since we fought Yanghe and Datong. In eight days, the little emperor must have received the battle report, and various preparations must have begun.Qin Wangjun from all over the country may also set off in the next few days. In other words, we cannot delay too long in Datong.

Bals, Gruta, tomorrow is the last day of the siege, no matter how bad it is, Ben Khan will not wait for you any longer, the whole army is marching south, walking the same way as before! "

For the grassland people, Grand Master Wala has been a figure for nearly a hundred years.

Regardless of how they did it, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was captured anyway, and how many senior generals and officials of the Ming Dynasty were killed in the battle of Tumubao?

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In the capital at this time.

Zhu Houzhao returned to the harem after a tiring day.

He has already made arrangements for matters related to the war, such as silver, food, troops, people, and reinforcements.

Judging from his existing historical memory of later generations, Datong was breached, which was not what he expected, and he didn't think Dayan Khan could do it either.

For more than 200 years in the Ming Dynasty, Datong seems to have never been breached by foreign enemies, and it was finally destroyed from within.

After all, this is one of the nine important towns.

But Datong must not be able to stop Dayan Khan.

The current situation is somewhat similar to the 14th year of Zhengtong. At that time, we also received news that Datong was under attack.

Then the orthodox emperor announced the imperial conquest.

It was really buried by the ancestors. If it wasn't for this incident, he could still lead the army with his brains. It's fine now, so it's not that he wants to hide in the harem at this time, but can only be in the deep palace. .

If he does nothing, the courtiers will feel at ease.

To put it bluntly, many ministers have silently guarded against his move.

Of course, there is another reason.

The two nobles of Yongshou Palace are about to give birth.

Both of them had bodies at the end of last year, and they were about to conceive in October. If they could give birth to a prince, it would actually be a boost to their momentum.

So as time got closer, Zhu Houzhao became more concerned.

Dr. Kui'er is even more inseparable now, she and her senior sister Xin Hui guard at Yongshou Palace from morning till night.

The harem does not interfere in the government affairs, but the news of the war in the capital is making a lot of noise, and they all know about it, and the emperor's state is visible to the naked eye.

Huai Xiao and Huai Yan couldn't help feeling distressed, and they always reminded the emperor to pay attention to the dragon's body when they met.

Zhu Houzhao is actually fine, he is young, just a little tired is nothing, "A happy event is approaching, and I am happy in my heart. It doesn't get in the way."

"The Imperial Army of the Ming Dynasty won, and the two nobles will congratulate His Majesty on adding dragon sons. This is a double happiness... Oh, it's not the third happiness. The daughters of the people first congratulate Your Majesty."

Kui'er probably doesn't read much.

Zhu Houzhao had a strange expression on his face, and corrected him, "The Imperial Army doesn't sound good. The Ming Army is better. Doctor Kui'er must have only read medical books, and didn't read any other books."

Huai Xiao smiled slightly, the emperor had to quarrel with this doctor several times, it was interesting, but to be honest, it was difficult to laugh happily, there was always one thing on his mind.

Holding her swollen belly with a smile, she said: "The concubine and my younger sister have already married His Majesty, and our lives have long been tied to His Majesty. It's a pity that His Majesty's military affairs are becoming more and more heavy, but my concubine cannot share His Majesty's worries."

"You take good care of your body, and you share my worries."

"The concubine just wants His Majesty to know that the two concubines and sisters are willing to share the wind and rain with His Majesty in this life. Speaking of which, I heard from Dr. Kui Er that the delivery date is approaching. I want to tell Your Majesty that there is no need to worry about it at any time Our sisters are worried, the military and the country are important, the country and the country are important."

It's hard to say that Zhu Houzhao was not moved, at least when he encountered difficulties, he was finally comforted by someone.

"I know."

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