Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 766

"Don't get any closer, or you will shoot arrows and fire!!"

The head of the city shouted in Mongolian, and the captives below the city could hear it clearly, but they dared not run to either side, because there were cannons blocking them, and they dared not turn back, because there were bows and arrows and firecrackers behind them.

They also knew that the people in the city would also kill them. Now that they were out of the range of the firecrackers and bows, they slowed down, crying and begging the people in the city to save them.

"Boom" was another muffled sound and screams. The Tatar prisoners who had slowed down turned their heads in horror, but saw that two artillery pieces had been dispatched behind them, and gunpowder smoke was drifting from the muzzles.

"Run, or you will all be beaten to death in front of you, and there is nothing wrong with filling the trenches with your corpses!"

The back is also yelling and urging in Mongolian. After all, the front is our own people, so they will be more lenient, and the back must be ruthless.

Wang Tong once commented on Guihua City, but it was bigger and stronger than Cangzhou City. In fact, Guihua City was still more than twice the size of Cangzhou City, and the city defense was much stronger.

But the benchmark of Cangzhou City is really not high. Although the height of the city wall is high, people below the city can clearly see the appearance of the defenders on the top of the city. Everyone is serving in the same army and they all know each other.

The companions below cried out their names, telling them to be merciful, but they really couldn't do it. The distance of a few hundred steps was not too far, and someone had already dropped something into the trench and started running backwards. A commander lay down on the crenel and looked at it, and suddenly yelled at the top of the city.

The surrounding soldiers all looked at him in amazement, hesitating, the commander drew out his knife and slashed down a man standing by the crenel, raised his knife and gave another loud order.

There were loud roars at the top of the city and behind the city wall, and many people were crying. Several cannons at the top of Guihua City opened fire, and the soldiers also drew their bows and shot downwards. The bullets began to be thrown outward.

The Tartar captives whose operation area was restricted immediately screamed and yelled, and some of them didn't even run away, standing there pointing at the top of the city and crying and cursing.

There were not too many casualties this time, because the artillery and bows and arrows at the top of the city were more or less useless, and the only thing that could kill were the stone and mud bombs from the trebuchet. Dead or wounded, they turned their heads and ran back, both sides were killing people, and the left and right were forced to this point, and they could only fill in the trenches according to the threat of the Ming army.

After dropping their things, they started running back again, and returned to the Ming army's position, only to find that the Ming army had prepared strong wine for them. The wine in the wooden bowl smelled fragrant. It was as if it was on fire. Only the nobles in the city could drink such good wine. I didn't expect it to be available at such a critical moment of life and death.

After drinking this wine, everyone became excited involuntarily. The people of the Ming army seemed like devils, and said with a smile, as long as you continue to fill up, you will still have this kind of strong wine to drink when you come back.

Camels are good for willows, and Mongolia is good for wine. This is an allusion from the Song Dynasty. With such strong wine, the Tartar captives forgot everything. It was a business of not going or dying. If you drink good wine, you will die. It was worth it, the Tartar prisoners screamed and ran towards the city with bricks and stones, their steps were much faster, and they wanted to come back and have another drink.
"You are the warriors of the Great Khan, why are you chased to death by the Ming dog, take up your weapons and fight the Ming dog, and you will be blessed when you reach the Longevity Heaven!!"

Someone was shouting loudly at the top of the city, bows, arrows, stones, and the few earthen cannons kept firing. The prisoners below were crying and throwing stones, or died in the hands of their own people, or went back to drink good wine.

This scene was a tragedy in the eyes of the Tartars, but it was a good show in the eyes of the Ming army. The Ming army shouted loudly and applauded continuously. We drove the Tartar captives to fill the trenches, and it was a real joy.

"Damn it! When I was 12 years old, I went to the city to kill the Tartars. The Tartars gathered all the people from all over the country to attack the city. I watched my uncle's family attack the city from the top of the city. He watched Me, I looked at him, weeping and howling together, but I still want to throw the stone down!!"

In the Ming army formation, someone began to howl while talking, and then howled and shouted to the front:
"There is also today. There is also today, God open your eyes, God open your eyes!!"

".My brother was captured by the Tartars, and he was dragged to death with a horse in front of the battle the next day. I wanted to rush out, but was hugged tightly by the people around me. Brother, look in the sky, are you happy! !"

The border soldiers of Ji Town and Datong Town have been in the border towns for a long time. They have seen it with their own eyes and experienced countless miserable things. called laughing.

Wang Tong was riding on a horse, watching the front position surrounded by his personal guards, ordering soldiers to and from each army, passing orders from various places to Wang Tong.

"Commander, there are Tartar cavalry approaching on the right flank. After firing the cannon, the enemy cavalry retreated!"

"Commander, there are nearly 2000 enemy cavalry approaching from behind, but they are cruising far away and dare not come forward!!"

"Handsome."

The Tartars didn't just defend the city, Wang Tong's army was concentrated on one side of the city, and the gates of the other sides of the city were kept open, with cavalry entering and leaving. But after the battle yesterday, the Tartars knew that as long as the Ming army lined up Now that the army is formed, it is very difficult for the cavalry to break through, and it is just casualties. At present, the contact and battle between the two sides are all in front of this city gate.

"Marshal, should you send a cavalry team to chase those fleeing tribes, these tribes have a lot of money, and they may not have fighting power!"

General Tan asked in a low voice, Wang Tong shook his head and said:
"They can't go fast, and they can't go far. After breaking through the city, send out a cavalry team to pursue them. They can still catch up!"

"Marshal, I'm afraid that the nobles from our department will also leave through other city gates, so this time it's not for nothing!"

General Tan is the leader of Wang Tong's guard, he is Wang Tong's steward, and at this moment, he is also Wang Tong's staff officer. Wang Tong stared at the city in front of him and said in a deep voice:

"Let's go. This time, I came here for this city, not for the people in the city. Because of the key location of Tumo River, this fertile land prospered. Without Tumo River, there is no The land cultivated by these Han people, they are nothing, we know, they also know, they must stick to it."

Having said that, Wang Tong sneered, and said again:

"They must think that we won't be able to take down this city before we run out of food and grass, and the Tartars in the city probably still want to wait for us to withdraw our troops to take advantage of it."

General Tan turned his head to look at the artillery position on one side, and said with emotion in a low voice:
"Commander, not only the Tartars did not think of it, but also the subordinates and others did not think of it. After watching yesterday's battle, the subordinates were happy on the one hand, and felt old on the other."

Listening to General Tan's emotion, Wang Tong shook his head and smiled, but did not answer. People who are used to the era of cold weapons will feel whether they are still useful when they see the power of real hot weapons.

It was not a sentimental occasion on the battlefield. General Tan quickly changed the subject. Those Tartar captives were already insanely stimulated by alcohol. They seemed to be ignorant of death and pain. They ran back and forth to transport earth and rocks, and people kept dying on the city. Under the arrows and earth and rocks, they have not eaten since they were caught, and some people ran and spit out a mouthful of blood and died of exhaustion on the road.

"Marshal, have too many Tartars died, and these people can't fill too much earthwork."

"Garbage that is not worth a penny will die as soon as it dies. Let them toss about it, but it will only make the morale of the Tartars worse."

Wang Tong explained with a smile, stepped on the stirrups, stood up, looked at the battlefield ahead, and said again:
"The bastards are dying!"

In the eyes of the Ming army, the Tartars have always been similar to wild animals. These captives who drank alcohol and did not care about their lives deepened their impression. The trenches were filled up, but the number of captives was rapidly decreasing. Finally, After a man threw a basket of soil into the ditch, he stumbled and ran backwards.

This man is tall and strong, he has already been hit by two arrows in the back, and he is still alive, but he walked more and more slowly, his steps changed from striding to staggering, and when he was still a dozen steps away from the Ming army's position, he was full. Dressed roughly with a flushed face, he stretched out his hand towards the Ming army's position and roared in Mongolian.

Naturally, there are people who can understand, explaining there, "This tartar wants to drink!" The hundred households in front of the battle looked at him in disgust, looked back, and saw Yang Jin making a gesture over there. , The hundred households turned around and picked up their bows and arrows, stretched their bows and set their arrows, and an arrow was nailed to the forehead of the Tartar.

The last prisoner died, and the noisy battlefield was much quieter, but the wailing and shouting could be heard on the top of the city of Guihua. To the ears of the officers and soldiers of the Ming army, the sound was like an opera. pleasing to the ear.

"Clean up the front line, the artillery team moves forward!!"

Someone shouted to give Wang Tong's order, and the soldiers in front of the formation quickly threw the bricks and stones used to fill the trench into the cart, pushed the cart away, and the artillery team began to move the artillery forward.

The artillery team in Jizhen did not operate their own artillery, their shells and gunpowder were taken by the artillerymen of the Tiger's Mighty Army, and their manpower also helped the artillerymen of the Tiger's Mighty Army and was under command.

At this time, the small one-pound and two-pound cannons were no longer qualified to go forward, the three-pound cannon would not be placed in the center, and the six-pound and nine-pound cannons did not seem to be the protagonists, they were arranged on both sides.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way!!"

Someone yelled loudly, and the soldiers had already evaded enough width, but they still retreated. Three cannons were dragged forward, and each cannon was pulled by sixteen horses.
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