Mingshi

Chapter 577 Siege
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Under the opposite banner, Huang Taiji waved his hand resentfully, but did not shoot Luo Xin with an arrow, which filled his eyes with regret.But he didn't know that when he was regretting, more than 100 ballistas on the top of the city were adjusting their direction and aimed at them.There are dozens of large flags at the grassland coalition army on the opposite side, and under each large flag stands a tribal chief and some generals. At this time, they are praising Huang Taiji for his extraordinary arrow skills.

"Dangdangdang..."

There was a series of sounds of hammers hitting the bolts of the ballista on the top of the city.Huang Taiji's face changed when he heard this voice, and without thinking, he abandoned the horse and rolled down towards the ground.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

More than 100 crossbow arrows pierced the sky, and there was a tooth-piercing sharp whistling sound.

"Puff puff……"

The sound of crossbow arrows shooting into the flesh, some were shot into the human body, and some were shot into the body of the horse.The man and the horse were nailed to the ground.

The crossbow arrows were not very accurate at first, but the grassland coalition forces on the opposite side were too dense. Even if they missed the tribal chiefs, they were able to hit the soldiers around them. None of the more than 100 crossbow arrows were shot in vain. Down, there was a wailing.

Huang Taiji got up from the ground in disgrace, his face was livid, and he looked at the opposite wall. He knew that if he continued to stand here, he would become the target of the Ming Dynasty's crossbow.But if you retreat at this time, you will not be reconciled.And at this moment, his guard captain stepped forward and said:
"Khan, please back off!"

"Let's retreat!" The tribal chiefs also said to Huang Taiji: "We will take revenge after we break through the city."

Huang Taiji nodded sullenly, glanced at the top of the city, and backed away slowly.On the top of the city, Luo Xin saw Huang Taiji and other patriarchs retreating, so he waved his hand to stop the crossbowmen.

Huang Taiji and the others all retreated to the central army, and even the crossbow arrows could not reach them. At this time, if the crossbow arrows were fired again, although it was still possible to hit those prairie soldiers who had not retreated, the effect was very poor. Only when the two sides started fighting It's better, and it will give the other party a deterrent effect.

As time went on, the prairie coalition forces paid the lives of nearly 500 people, and finally filled the moat. The prairie coalition forces shouted, erected ladders, and began to attack the city.

One by one, the ladder leaned against the city wall, and the prairie soldiers climbed up the ladder one by one. From a distance, it looked like countless centipedes were crawling on the city wall.

Above the head of the city.

Archers kept firing arrows, and soldiers were throwing rolling logs and stones downwards, and the grassland soldiers screamed and fell from the ladder.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

The prairie coalition forces on the opposite side started shooting arrows at the city wall. The prairie people's cavalry and archery skills were really powerful, and nearly a hundred Ming soldiers on the top of the city were hit by arrows in just one round of shooting.

"Shieldman!"

Luo Xin shouted loudly, and immediately a shieldman stood at the head of the city, holding up the shield to protect the soldiers who were shooting arrows and throwing logs and rocks.

"Calbista, fire the arrows at the opposite side."

Luo Xin shouted again, and then he heard the sound of "bang bang" hammer hitting the embolus on the top of the city.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

A crossbow shot out from the top of the city. Although most of the crossbows shot empty, there were still more than [-] crossbows that nailed more than [-] prairie cavalry to the ground.The prairie coalition forces on the opposite side were in a panic, which relieved the pressure on the Ming soldiers on the top of the city.

The power of crossbow bolts is indeed very powerful, especially in this era of cold weapons.But its weakness is that the speed is too slow, and it cannot be fired continuously like a bow and arrow. It needs to be twisted to draw the bowstring, and then install the crossbow arrow before it can aim at the gun and go out.

The Grassland Allied Forces also understood the characteristics of the Ming Dynasty's crossbows, so they were only a little confused for a while, and then resumed their suppression of the Daming Army at the top of the city.

The sound of "Zuo Duo" was heard endlessly, and Daming's shield hand held the shield with both hands, tightly protecting the archers and the soldiers who threw the rolling logs and rocks, and those archers and soldiers were also constantly attacking those who were climbing up the ladder. Steppe soldiers.

The battlefield became tragic in just an instant, and there were endless screams both above and below the city. In this case, Luo Xin was actually useless as a commander. His only The purpose is to improve the morale of the soldiers defending the city, so that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty cannot collapse psychologically.

Therefore, Luo Xin always stood on the top of the city, and his big banner was erected on the top of the city. When the Ming soldiers saw Luo Xin's big banner, and saw Luo Xin standing behind them without retreating, The blood in the body boiled up.

This kind of high-intensity war was non-stop, not to mention the soldiers who were defending, even Luo Xin, who had been standing there, felt tired, and secretly glanced at the sky from time to time, every quarter of an hour seemed to be as long as half.

The sun is setting in the west, the setting sun is like blood.

The Prairie Allied Forces that had stormed for a whole day finally retreated amidst the sound of the horn. The Ming soldiers on the top of the city sat down on the ground as if they had collapsed. Luo Xin immediately stepped forward to encourage each soldier to let each one The soldier's spirits rose again.

In the end, Luo Xin dragged his exhausted body and stood on the top of the city and looked down. The ground below had been stained red with blood. The setting sun in the sky reflected the blood on the ground, as if he was in a blood-colored world. middle.

"Dengdengdeng..."

There was a sound of footsteps.

"Report to your lord, the statistical results are out."

"How about the casualties?"

"Our army killed 780 people and injured 28 people and [-] people."

Luo Xin's heart twitched. It was only the first day that more than 700 people died. At this time, there are still three months before the freezing November, which is nearly 7 days. If it is like this every day, isn't it? Say more than [-] people will die?

How many soldiers are there in total in the capital at this time?

There are less than 10 people in total. If you add the soldiers who will be injured in the future, won't there be no soldiers to use in the end?

"My lord, this is only the first day. Our soldiers are a little nervous, and the casualties will be reduced in the future." Admiral Zhang stood aside and said softly.

Luo Xin sighed lightly and said, "The future wars will be even more tragic."

Speaking of this, Luo Xin lifted his spirits and said with a serious expression: "Our army is in really bad condition today. We have received countless trainings before, but when we got to the battlefield, we were still flustered. The connection between the arms is very poor. Alright. The shield man is not good enough to protect the archers and the soldiers throwing the logs and stones, and the archers are not accurate enough to shoot, and the soldiers just throw down the logs and stones with their eyes closed. This is what you need to ask the soldiers again Require."

"Yes, my lord."

A smile finally appeared on Luo Xin's face, he nodded and said: "However, our morale is not bad, and we have not been crushed by the Tartars. As long as we have this morale, we will be able to defend the capital."

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(End of this chapter)