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Chapter 683 Impregnable
"It's not going well. The dog emperor's army has powerful firearms. Our three families have tried twice since last night, and we have lost two to three thousand people and still can't get close. General Zhang, you seem to be hiding and watching the fun, it's quite comfortable. Isn't it time for you to contribute?"

Although Su Nang Taiji opposed the policy of peaceful coexistence with the Ming Dynasty, he was not unwilling to do so from the bottom of his heart. He just had to make a gesture in order to oppose Bu Shitu. Otherwise, he would not be able to win the support of some nobles in his clan.

He should be more proactive than Bu Shitu in obtaining supplies from the Ming Dynasty. He had been in private contact with the Zhang family who were guarding Datong since Sanniangzi was alive. According to the Han people, they should be called old friends.

But at this time, he was displeased with this old friend and didn't even want to fulfill the agreement they had made at the beginning. He forced Zhang Bingzhong to join the battle to siege the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. On the one hand, it was to enhance the fighting capacity, and on the other hand, it was to leave this Han Chinese with no way out and prevent him from being indecisive.

"...This..." Zhang Bingzhong did not dwell on the agreement for long. He knew in his heart that not all Mongolians were trustworthy, especially when facing the Han people. They could change their attitude faster than turning the pages of a book.

But the Datong border troops he led were really not suitable to appear on the battlefield. Although these troops were temporarily transferred back from the west and had no idea that the emperor was on tour, if they saw the emperor's flag or any other obvious features on the battlefield, they would definitely not be able to suppress them with just their own hundreds of retainers, and might even backfire.

The original plan was to have the Mongols attack the emperor's guards, and if they could capture or kill them, they would kill them along the way. By then, the emperor would be fleeing in panic, and would not care about flags or anything else. They would fool the soldiers into thinking that the people on the other side were Mongols in disguise, and it would be too late to say anything after the random arrows were fired.

As long as they could hold out for a while, and wait for the Mongolian cavalry to catch up, their side would be defeated, and the whole drama would be over. No matter how the court investigated afterwards, it was because the emperor underestimated the enemy and was suddenly attacked by the Mongolian army, and they fought desperately to save him but were outnumbered.

"General Zhang, we are already in a difficult situation. If we cannot break through the dog emperor's army and force him to return to the south of the border wall, your Zhang family will still be doomed. This place is too close to the border, and Bai Hong and Bu Shitu have already fled to the north. If we delay for too long, there is no guarantee that they will not leak the news."

At this time, another group of people and horses galloped over, and Jinang'er Linchen of the Ordos tribe rushed over after hearing the news. He was also a familiar face to Zhang Bingzhong, and he received a lot of supplies from the Zhang family every year. But after meeting, he did not care about the old friendship, and spoke more bluntly, with a hint of threat.

"…Every word the commander said makes sense, but not all the soldiers and generals under Zhang are reliable. If they face the emperor's personal army, they might turn against us. I cannot agree to that."

Zhang Bingzhong gritted his teeth and didn't get angry. What should have been a piece of cake ended up like this, and he had the nerve to threaten him. But even if he didn't get angry, he still couldn't do it. The specific difficulties were right in front of him. If you are not afraid of nearly ten thousand more enemies, then we will all be finished together.

"Hey, you Han people just like to say one thing and do another. Just send the troops to attack, why are you afraid of so many things!" Seeing that Zhang Bingzhong was still looking for excuses to shirk responsibility, Su Nang was very unhappy. He raised his voice and at the same time, he put his hand on the hilt of the knife.

"General Zhang, you worry too much. The dog emperor has no flag. I asked the lieutenant general you sent, and he couldn't tell that it was the emperor's personal carriage. Don't worry, come boldly. Each of our three families will send a thousand troops to protect your flank."

Seeing that Su Nang Taiji was about to turn hostile, E Linchen quickly pulled up the reins and walked forward a few steps to stand between the two men, presenting facts and reasoning, and continued to persuade Zhang Bingzhong to send troops to help.

"If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself!" Su Nang suppressed his anger, pointed in the direction of the battlefield, turned his horse and walked ahead. The Mongolian attack lasted only about an hour, and it was over before 11 o'clock in the morning. At this time, the Ming Army finally took action. Thousands of soldiers climbed out of the last two trenches, carrying steel shovels in their hands and crossing the first line of defense. Some of them collected the bodies, and some dug pits.

Faced with the Ming army's blatant actions, the Mongolian cavalry that surrounded them on three sides did not harass them at all, and just watched the enemy drag the bodies of their own people into the large earth pit and bury them hastily. The only thing they could do was to blow the horns and send them off with sad music.

"What a pity, they are all good horses! Tell the cook to dig out more meat from the parts that were shot, lead bullets are poisonous." In addition to the soldiers cleaning the battlefield on the Ming army side, there was also smoke rising from dozens of wagons.

Hong Tao adhered to the principle of not eating in vain and ordered to eat horse meat for lunch, the horse meat of the enemy. It didn't matter whether it was delicious or not, as long as you could eat enough on the battlefield, it was perfect. It was best to use less canned food and biscuits. In case Sun Chengzong had an accident and couldn't get there in time, leaving more supplies would save more lives.

"Your Majesty, I have made a new discovery! It seems that some of the people in the east are wearing Ming army armor, and their horses are also different from those of the Mongols."

Just after lighting a cigar and lying in the van, he was about to review his shooting techniques and which ones were not in line with standard movements that resulted in such a low hit rate, when Wang Chengen's voice rang in his ears again.

"How many did you hit just now?" Hong Tao seemed not to have heard the details and was still struggling with his shooting skills.

"I only hit one, and it hit the horse first, and the rider fell and died." But Wang Chengen immediately became alert and reported the battle results very seriously.

After more than ten years with the emperor, if you don't even have this kind of awareness, then you have really wasted your time. The emperor was very easygoing, especially towards the eunuchs and palace maids. Even if they broke something in front of him, he would just say a few words and would not punish them. However, there were a few exceptions.

The first is lying. Generally speaking, if eunuchs and palace maids lied about serious matters and were discovered, they basically could not stay in the Forbidden City. At the very least, they were sent to Nanjing City, and at the worst, they became living torture tools and targets of the Cuju team.

The second is to surpass the emperor's achievements when playing, such as fishing, playing football, playing mahjong, and just standing on the roof of the car to shoot the enemy. This will not be demoted or more serious punishment, but there will be 100% retaliation, when it will come, what means, there is no rule, and the scene must be very embarrassing.

"...Well, I may be too focused on headshots. If I shoot at horses, I should be able to hit more. Believe it or not, in... three to five years, I will become the most powerful sharpshooter in the entire Ming Dynasty, and I will be able to hit the target every time within 300 steps!"

Hong Tao must have found this quite useful. He finally stopped worrying about why he fired nine rounds of bullets, using the longer-range and more powerful Type 5 Yang rifle, but ended up with only two hits. But he still didn't change the subject and started bragging again.

(End of this chapter)