Daming: If I find a great-grandson, I will teach an emperor through the ages

Chapter 233 Ottoman heroic general? But that's it!

"General, the Ming army has captured the city, what should we do?"

A squad leader ran over in a panic from the direction of the east city gate. His voice was trembling, urgent and sharp. It was obvious that he was extremely frightened.

Rohujia looked up to the east again. There was already a fire at the east city gate, almost lighting up half of the city shrouded in darkness. Not only was the city gate destroyed, but a large part of the city wall was also broken by the strong artillery fire. Several large holes were beyond repair at this time.

Those soldiers of the Ming Dynasty entered the city shouting through the wide-open city gates and the city walls with big holes. They were like evil tigers descending from the mountain. They were fierce and red-eyed, and mercilessly chopped down the Ottoman soldiers in front of them to the ground. .

This time Lan Yu led his army to attack the city by surprise. Not to mention the Ottoman soldiers, even Rohuga couldn't react in a short time. Before they could form a formation and rush into the city, The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have already waved their butcher's knives at them!

The more this happened, the more panicked the Ottoman soldiers became. Some were resisting to the death, and some were fleeing in panic. The Ming army killed them as easily as killing a chicken.

Rohujia looked at all this and was extremely anxious. He knew that if the chaos continued like this, sooner or later he would be completely killed by the Ming army!

Rohujia shouted, commanding the panicked soldiers to form a formation. Taking advantage of the fact that the number of Ming soldiers entering the city was not too large, he began to counterattack, preparing to take back the position at the East City Gate!

"Come for me, General! If the city gate is completely lost, we will all die!"

"Only by fighting to the death can we have any chance of survival!"

Lan Yu, Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying also began to feel anxious as they looked at the Arda Han city that had been unable to be conquered for a long time.

Ruo Hujia did have some skills. After shouting at the top of his lungs, he drew out his scimitar and charged at the Ming soldiers. In a moment, he had overturned several people.

Lan Yu shouted loudly at the soldiers behind him, then pointed his sword at the city gate, "Left wing army, continue to attack the city!"

When Lan Yu lost power, it was in the court. When it came to leading troops in war, no one could say anything bad about Lan Yu. The pressure and aura of Lan Yu who had fought for many years was not something ordinary people could compare to. Even famous generals like Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying. Just talking about war, you have to bow your head in front of Lan Yu.

As time passed little by little, Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying became more and more anxious. Every time they wanted to say something, they turned around and saw Lan Yu's calm face, and the words went back to their stomachs.

The sound of fighting on the other side of the city wall was deafening. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty rushed in through the city gate and the cave entrance, but they were still unable to expand their victory.

"Soldiers! It's time to give these Ottoman white-skinned pigs the final blow! As long as we capture this city, we will have food to eat! This general can lead you to victory!"

"These Ming people only do sneak attacks, nothing special!"

But Rohuga did not dare to take it lightly. A few days ago, Zanu returned with reinforcements and took away an army of 150,000. At this time, there were less than 200,000 Ottoman soldiers in the city of Ardahan, while the Ming army had a full 300,000. !

The difference in strength of more than 100,000 troops cannot be ignored. If there is an omission, the Ottoman army may be beaten back to its original shape again in an instant!

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The siege of the city has lasted for more than an hour. In normal times, this time is naturally not long. Every battle lasts for several days without stopping, and even protracted battles last for several months.

"Geng Bingwen!" Lan Yu shouted again.

When the Ottoman soldiers saw this scene, they finally stopped panicking and found their backbone again. Infected by Rohuga's bravery in killing the enemy, they also shouted and attacked the east gate again in groups!

Even if the large holes in the city gate and city wall were combined, the number of people who could pass through in a short period of time was limited. The Ottoman soldiers began to counterattack in one fell swoop. Facing the small Ming Dynasty vanguard army, they actually managed to turn the situation back a bit and survive. ! The battle at the East City Gate reached a stalemate.

outside the city,

Before long, the body will absorb all the food and become weak again. To truly return to normal, it will take at least two or three days of full food...

After hearing this, Lan Yu just nodded expressionlessly, "There's no rush."

More than twenty days of hunger have caused the soldiers to consume too much of their body's original energy. After eating three full meals today, they seem to have recovered, but in fact it is all an illusion.

"General, this battle must be resolved quickly, and it must not be delayed for too long!" Guo Yingying said to Lan Yu with a heavy tone, with a bit of impatience.

The bright moon in the sky gradually turned to the center of everyone's heads. Lan Yu looked up at the sky with a fierce look in her eyes! It's almost time.

But this time the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have been hungry for too long. Today's three full meals alone are not enough, far from enough...

The 100,000 troops on the left received orders and joined the charge.

Lan Yu also wanted to capture the city directly, but he was the commander-in-chief and had to be patient. Although the Ming soldiers could not delay for too long, this would also consume the physical strength of the Ottoman soldiers...

"The end is here!" Geng Bingwen responded loudly.

"You lead the right-wing army and twenty artillery pieces, go around to the south of the city, and attack the city from the south!"

"Don't take orders, general!" Geng Bingwen cupped his hands heavily and shouted, leading the last 100,000 troops to surround them to the south, shaking the heaven and the earth!

"General, what about me?" Guo Ying looked anxious when he saw that Geng Bingwen had led his troops to attack the city. Why didn't he give him a task?

Lan Yu stared at the city wall in front and said with a fierce expression:

"One hundred thousand troops on the south side are enough. Leave the west and north gates for them to escape. Our top priority this time is to capture the city, not to annihilate them all!"

"Now, you and I, the general, kill together!"

After saying that, Lan Yu galloped on her horse and headed straight towards the east city gate! Seeing this, Guo Ying was not willing to lag behind. He drew out the broad knife from his waist and followed Lan Yu forward to kill him!

At this time, Rohujia in the city was already exhausted mentally and physically. Looking at the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who kept pouring in from the city gate, he felt a little hopeless.

These soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are like locusts. I don’t know how many there are. They seem to be endless. They kill one, and another, and one group falls, and another...

He commanded the Ottoman soldiers to resist the Ming army's attack. More than two hours of hard fighting also made him feel a little tired.

Just as Rohujia was about to change the formation again and let the soldiers behind him fill in, he saw another large wave of Ming army soldiers rushing in at the city gate, instantly breaking up the Ottoman army's formation.

"Steady! Steady! Anyone who steps back will be killed without mercy!" Ruo Hujia didn't care about anything else and quickly continued to direct the soldiers to support themselves.

And among the crowd at the city gate, a road suddenly parted, and a strong man with gray hair and a strong back had already ridden in on a big horse. He was the only one who had to fight his way through!

Rohujia's pupils suddenly tightened. Is this the Ming Dynasty general Lan Yu whom Zanu told him before? At such a young age, he is still so fierce! Really getting stronger with age!

Not only that, behind Lan Yu, another person also rushed in on a big horse, also cutting down the Ottoman soldiers to the ground along the way! It is none other than Wuding Hou Guo Ying!

Rohujia cried out in his heart, how could these Ming people be so powerful!

Zanu once told him that these Ming people should not be underestimated, but when Rohujia took over the city of Arda, Lan Yu had already gathered up his formation and weakened his offensive. Rohujia did not take Zanu's advice to heart, thinking that The Ming army was nothing more than this, it was just that Zhanu failed to achieve anything.

Only today did Rohujia realize how wrong he was! Such a brave and invincible steel army is simply unstoppable and invincible!

If he had known earlier, Zanu would not have been allowed to take away so many troops... Rohujia still had the last bit of tenacity in his heart. He waved his scimitar and was ready to lead all the soldiers to counterattack again. But as soon as he made a move, there was a loud sound that shook the sky. The sound came and the whole city seemed to be shaking!

"What's going on?" Rohujia was shocked and angry.

Some soldiers pointed to the south. Although they were separated by many houses and buildings, they could still faintly see the fire and smoke rising over there.

"General, it's the South City Gate! The Ming army is going to attack the South City Gate!"

Oops! Ruo Hujia's heart sank. He mobilized most of the troops in the city to resist the Ming army. The troops left behind at the south city gate could not defend it at all!

As soon as he thought this, there was another continuous roar and loud explosion, and the fire in the south became more intense. !

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

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Then there were shouts and shouts rising to the sky, coming from the direction of the south city gate.

Rohujia no longer had any hope, the south gate was lost!

"General, the south gate has been lost. The Ming army has rushed into the city. We can't hold it anymore. Let's retreat!"

Beside Rohujia, his lieutenant shouted loudly.

Rohujia stared at him and even wanted to stab him. How dare you shout any louder?

But what the deputy general said was right. The south city gate has been lost. When the Ming army over there comes to kill them, they won't be able to withdraw even if they want to!

With the green hills still there, he didn't have to worry about running out of firewood. With this mentality in mind, Rohujia made a decisive decision and turned his head, "Retreat!" Then he quickly retreated westward with the soldiers behind him, running away from the west city gate all night long.

This battle completely destroyed the reputation of the heroic general Ruo Hujia. In front of the Ming army led by Lan Yu, he was as powerless as a young child!

In the city of Ardahan, Geng Bingwen spent almost no effort and stormed in from the south gate. After killing all the Ottoman soldiers guarding the city, he arranged for his men to occupy the city gate, and then led his army to surround the east gate.

When the hard-fought Ottoman soldiers realized something was wrong, their general Rohuga could no longer be found.

They immediately realized that they had been abandoned, and immediately lost all will to fight. They all dropped their weapons and surrendered.

"General, how to deal with these ambush troops?" Geng Bingwen, who rushed over, pointed at the Ottoman soldiers kneeling on the ground and asked.

Lan Yu took back the big knife covered in blood in his hand, "Look for food and grass first!"

Then the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty searched the city for food and supplies for the Ottoman army.

They successfully found the granary in the center of Arda Seoul, but there was not much food left in it. According to the 300,000 troops under Lan Yu's command, it was only enough for seven or eight days.

Lan Yu had been preparing for so long and had been hungry for nearly a month, but she only got this result. Naturally, she was extremely angry!

"Kill all the prisoners outside!" Lan Yu's roaring voice came, and the large number of Ottoman soldiers here were killed instantly.

Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying looked at the mostly empty granary with expressions on their faces as if they had eaten shit.

I thought that after such a long delay, Murad would not be able to deliver enough food and grass here. Unexpectedly, this city is still an empty shell.

While everyone was silent, soldiers hurried over. They were the soldiers arranged by Geng Bingwen to capture the west and north gates.

"Report to the general! There is a team in the southwest, it seems to be a grain team."

Upon hearing this, the eyes of everyone present suddenly flashed.

"It turns out it's not that I didn't send it, it just hasn't arrived yet, hahahaha!" Lan Yu laughed.

"General, Nao Hujia has led the remnants of his troops to escape to the west. If we let them encounter them, the grain and forage team will definitely not continue to come here!"

Lan Yu was also unambiguous. He left the granary, ordered his troops and horses, took the lead to go out from the west city gate, and quickly approached the direction of the southwest grain and forage team.

Speaking of Rohujia, when he evacuated from Arda Han City, he also estimated that the grain and forage team would arrive in the next few days. He searched around along the way, and he really met the grain and forage team fifteen miles outside the city.

"Go back! Go back! Arda Seoul is lost, food and grass must not be sent there again!"

From a long distance away, Rohujia shouted loudly to the grain and grass team. Although Rohujia was embarrassed by the loss of Alda Hancheng, he could not let Lanyu get this batch of food and grass.

The grain and grass team was sure that the person coming in the dark was Rohujia, and they didn't dare to delay, so they turned around and walked back. However, the grain and grass team was not used by other armies after all, and their marching speed was too slow.

Rohujia could only ask the grain and forage team to extinguish all the lights and torches to avoid being discovered by the Ming army. However, it always backfired. Less than half a quarter of an hour after they walked, the sound of horse hooves could be heard from behind.

Rohujia knew that he had been exposed, so he had to abandon his food and grass and run for his life! But looking at such a huge batch of luggage in front of him, he was really unwilling to accept it.

"Set fire! Burn the food!"

At Ruo Hujia's order, the soldiers set fire to the carriages transporting grain and grass supplies, and then fled before the Ming army arrived.

When Lan Yu arrived with his army, almost half of all the food and grass had been burned.

"Fire out!" Lan Yu ordered through gritted teeth, and all the soldiers, including Geng Bingwen and Guo Ying Lan Yu, hurriedly rescued the food and grass that had not been burned.

There was no water source here, so the soldiers could only dig up dust and extinguish the fire. They used their hands and feet, swung their swords and guns, and all of them had red eyes. Some even threw themselves directly on it and rolled to put out the fire.

They had been hungry outside Seoul in Arda for more than twenty days. They had had enough of being hungry!

When all the fires were extinguished, there was a slight white light in the east, and it was dawn.

Less than half of the food was destroyed, but it should be said that Osman is a big farmer after all. The amount of food and grass they delivered this time was amazing!

Even if less than half of it is destroyed, the rest will be enough to feed Lan Yu's 300,000 troops for a month or two.

With this batch of grain and grass, they were basically safe. They just had to wait for the Ming court to resume grain transportation.

(End of this chapter)