Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

The next day, [-] Ming troops formed an array outside the city, their banners covering the sun, and their power was terrifying!

The sound of the war drums sounded like thunder, spreading to every corner of the army. The heartbeats of the soldiers also accelerated with the beating of the drums, and their morale was high!
  The messengers shuttled back and forth, and there were flag bearers waving flags on the watchtower. The entire army was operating in an orderly manner under the command of various means.

Hu Hai led his [-] elite troops in formation, waiting for the order to attack the city.

Li Wei, on the other hand, was following Mu Ying on the flank. This time Hu Hai was the main attacker, and they all came to suppress the formation.

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

Seeing him like this, Li Wei was a little puzzled and asked, "What's wrong, Lord Marquis?"

Mu Ying hesitated for a moment, then turned around and pointed at the flag of the Shenji Camp, and said as euphemistically as possible: "Master Li, are you a little too showy?"

Li Wei looked in the direction he pointed and immediately saw the military flag he designed. There were two main types of flags in the Shenji Camp, one with plain characters on it and the other with divine characters on it.

"Oh, you are talking about this. I designed this myself. The Ming character flag means that we are the Ming army. The Shen character naturally means the Shenji camp. Is there any problem?"

Li Wei explained and looked at Mu Ying with some confusion.

Mu Ying was silent. According to Li Wei's explanation, it seemed that there was nothing wrong with it, but there was something wrong with it. One god and one mind, god?

Call yourself a god?
  "Master Li, our Ming Dynasty's military flags are regulated. If you look at General Fu, he has a tiger-striped banner. This is the general flag of the commander-in-chief of the army. Other military camps have Qinglong, Zhuque, etc. according to their directions... "

Mu Ying patiently told him the rules of the flag. In ancient times, marching and fighting mainly relied on flags. Thousands of troops all ran with the flags. If the flags did not fall, the morale of the entire army would remain. Once the flags fell, The trouble would be huge, and hundreds of thousands of troops would become headless flies.

Mu Ying spoke very clearly, but Li Wei listened in confusion. His Shenji Battalion was completely different from other armies in the army. Others were commanded by semaphores. His large and small numbers and whistles were not an operating system at all.

Not only are the command methods different, but the equipment is also different. Not only is the Shenji Battalion equipped with firearms, the armor worn this time is also specially made by him. It is made of cotton armor with thin steel sheets inside, which is strong in defense, comfortable to wear, and has a certain degree of protection. It's so confusing that people who don't know it think they are wearing civilian clothes again.

The Shenji Battalion is unique, which is why Zhu Yuanzhang had to let him lead the army on the expedition. Other guards were randomly assigned, and the soldiers could be commanded without knowing the generals. But the Shenji Battalion was not good, and it would be hard to figure it out for a while if it were replaced by someone else.

"Master Marquis, our Shenji Battalion has different command methods. These flags are mainly symbolic." Li Wei explained softly.

Mu Ying paused and then said: "Then you have to cooperate with other battalions to fight, right? You still have to remember these things clearly!"

Li Wei was stunned. That's right. Every time the army went out, his Shenji Battalion was only a part of it. Cooperation with other troops was necessary. Like now, if Mu Ying hadn't pulled him, he wouldn't have known where he should stand. where.

But the Shenji Camp was fine. Although he, the general, didn't know it, Song Zhong and the others knew it.

After pondering for a moment, Li Wei said: "What the Marquis said is absolutely true, I will take note of it."

After hearing this, Mu Ying nodded with satisfaction: "That's good. In this case, I will find some military books for you when you go back."

"Ok."

Li Wei reluctantly agreed. To be honest, he didn't want to learn these things, but Mu Ying had good intentions.

In the Chinese army camp, messengers kept running in to report to the commander-in-chief, Fu Youde, on the situation of the various armies. "Report! Governor Hu's troops have been prepared and ready to attack the city at any time!"

A messenger came in and shouted.

Fu Youde nodded slightly, stared at Puding City in the distance, and ordered in a cold voice: "Attack the city!"

"Yes!"

The messenger conveyed the order, and the flag bearer on the watchtower immediately waved the flag.

The soldiers at the front of the military formation who were always paying attention to the general's flag signal immediately conveyed the order to Hu Hai. Hu Hai perked up and shouted: "Attack!"

The drumming of war drums suddenly became louder, and the [-]-strong army led by Hu Hai began to advance forward with rams, ladders, catapults, and some previously cast general cannons.

On the Puding city wall, Xie Cheng followed Daruhuachi closely, looking at the dark Ming army outside the city, his face pale and his whole body trembling.

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

The army advanced steadily. Hu Hai estimated the distance of the battle. After entering the firing range, he gave an order. The army immediately stopped and the catapults and artillery were loaded and aimed. A moment later, with loud noises, cannonballs and stones The bullets all flew towards Puding City.

On the city, Daruhuachi shouted loudly: "Hide quickly!"

bang bang bang...

Stone bullets and cannonballs fell, causing debris to fly from the battlements. The Beiyuan soldiers guarding the city hid behind the battlements and did not dare to show their faces.

As the artillery fired, Hu Hai followed and shouted: "Order the forward soldiers to charge. The first one to get there will be rewarded with five thousand guans and a thousand households sealed!"

The order was issued, and the guards around him followed up with a roar. The morale of tens of thousands of Ming troops was immediately boosted. More than [-] people in front were the first to charge, swarming into Puding City like a tide!
  Although siege is dangerous, the reward for being the first to reach the city is also very generous, no less than killing a general and capturing the flag. If an ordinary soldier can get this first achievement and survive, he will become rich instantly and become an upper class person!
  Suddenly, the Ming army's shouts of killing shook the sky. After entering within a hundred steps, the archers began to shoot arrows at the city to suppress them.

On the city, after the artillery fire, the Beiyuan garrison stood up again and bent their bows to shoot arrows. The Ming army's artillery and catapults also fired again after reloading. For a moment, arrows, cannons and rocks flew across the city, and the garrison on the city stood condescendingly. , and with the protection of the city battlements, the situation was relatively good, but the Ming army attacking the city was miserable. As it approached the city wall, the casualties increased rapidly.

However, the Ming army's offensive was still fierce. Soldiers continued to rush to the city, climbed up on ladders.

Puding City does not have a moat, which is why Hu Hai dared to claim that it will be taken in seven days. If it is a big city with a moat, unless there is internal support or other means, it is impossible to attack it by force within a few months.

Hu Hai was observing the battle situation from behind, while at the same time estimating the casualties in his heart. These [-] people were just the first wave. After they suffered a certain level of casualties, they would have to withdraw and rest, allowing the second wave to attack in turn, consuming the city. defensive strength.

On the city wall, Xie Cheng's legs were weak and he fell to the side. Daruhuachi couldn't care about him anymore and kept directing the defenders to drop rolling logs and push down the ladders.

Some soldiers of the Ming army were knocked down and fell to death when they were about to climb the city wall, some were crushed to death by rolling logs, shot to death by arrows, etc.

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