Go back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to be a soldier

Chapter 49 Yongping Second Victory

If it hadn't been too late yesterday, Amin would have taken down Yongping City in one go. He was too familiar with Yongping's city defenses. Although the city was high and deep, the officials and soldiers in the city were vulnerable. At that time, traitors walked everywhere.If he is patient enough, he can just trap Cheng in this way, without killing or fighting, and within a few days, someone will come to dedicate the city.

But now he can't wait, because there is Ji Dong in the city!
Let them suffer repeated defeats and lose face, what's more, yesterday's bludgeon caused a groove on the bald forehead, and a little bit further down, it was a big reveal, as the son of the golden and majestic Baylor. Second, how can Amin swallow this breath? !
Therefore, Amin vowed to break the city, and after breaking the city, he promised that the Tartars under him would not seal their swords for three days, seize Ji Dong, and tear his corpse into thousands of pieces.

After the battle meal this morning, he went all out, and he is bound to win.

When A Min gave an order, the overwhelming Tartars shouted loudly, rushed to the bank of the moat again, and launched a fierce attack on Yongping City.

The pattern was basically the same as yesterday. Arrows rained down on the top of the city. Under the cover of the arrows, the Tartar infantry joined the long ladders and crossed the moat to form a simple bridge. They rushed through the moat and reached the bottom of the city wall. Put up the ladder and climb up.

But today the defense mode of the city has changed. Bags of sandbags appeared on the crenels. The Ming army guards hid behind the sandbags and under the crenels of the city wall. The Ming army was suppressed by the Tartars' bows and arrows.

But when the Tartars rushed to the bottom of the city and erected ladders and began to climb the city, the soldiers of the Ming army emerged from the crenels and sandbags and began to fight back.

They cut the sandbags, and the quicksand flowed out and flew with the wind, blowing the sand all over the sky and rolling it towards the Tartars by the wind.

The Tartars, who were charging and climbing the city, never dreamed that the Ming army would come up with this trick, and all of a sudden they made sand all over their bodies, some got their faces covered in bruises, some ate a lot in their mouths, and their teeth were gritted. The creaking sound caused repeated dry coughing and even vomiting.

What's more important is that the visibility in the air is extremely low now. The tartars are blinded by the sand, and they can't see clearly immediately. The dry sand is very irritating to the eyes, and this thing is very astringent. The more you rub it, the more uncomfortable it becomes. Red, tears streaming down.

This was a delay. They had to stop charging and climbing the city. Some of them lost their balance in mid-air and fell from the ladder.

At this time, the soldiers of the Ming army on the top of the city were in the limelight, and they could see clearly. Seeing that Master Lin's move really worked, they quickly seized the opportunity to fire their guns, shoot arrows, roll logs and stones, and aim at the city. The Tartars outside can chisel hard.

All of a sudden, there was loud gunshots, flowing rocks, rolling trees and stones mixed with blowing sand all over the sky, and all the annoyance vented to the tartars.

Some were overturned by bows and arrows, some were crushed by rolling logs, some were hit by stones, and many Tartars, because they had become temporarily blind, ran around like headless flies, trampling on each other and causing casualties. Also hard to count.

This time, the Tartars who attacked the city were in chaos.

Amin, the leader of the Tartars who was in command immediately behind, saw that it was not good, and quickly sent an order to retreat, but it was not easy for these rebels to withdraw immediately, because the command was no longer effective.

Ji Dong on the top of the city saw that it was time, and ordered the suspension bridge to be lowered. The city gate opened wide, and with the sound of a cannon, Lin Yi led hundreds of warriors out.

Lin Yi took the lead, swung the steel knife in his hand, and slashed and killed these tartars like headless flies on the galloping horse, like chopping melons and vegetables.

Around him, Zhang Hua, He Tao, Wang Qi, and Er Hu followed closely to protect his wings.

Hundreds of warriors followed behind them, shouting loudly. Among the hundreds of warriors, [-] soldiers from the new battalion charged forward. These ragged and primitively equipped special troops, in the eyes of others, this may not be the case at all. It can't be called an army, at most it's a group of mud legs and beggars, but it is this group of mobs that have become the nightmare of the Tartars.

Gan Bao, who used the shoulder pole, and Jiang Xingyuan, who used the shovel, were the most outstanding. When they took the shoulder pole and the big shovel in their hands, the dead bodies of the Tartars rolled around, and their knives and guns flew like tigers into a flock of sheep.

Angry and angry, Amin was unwilling to fail, and rushed over with hundreds of personal guards, intending to turn the tide of the battle.When they ran into Ji Yi's group head-on, the Tartars were killed all at once.

During the scuffle, A Min met Gan Bao who was carrying a shoulder pole. They jingled and jingled, and the big sword was fighting against the shoulder pole. Before the two could decide the winner, Jiang Xingyuan killed him and attacked from A Min's side.

The big shovel came down.

Amin is so powerful, he dodged the fatal attack from behind, but the horse he was sitting on was not so lucky. Jiang Xingyuan slapped it on the back buttocks with a shovel, and with a click, the big piece on the back of the horse The bones were shattered, and the group of black horses that sat down collapsed to the ground.

This is the second war horse that Amin has lost. If this animal is spiritual, it must be scolded. Being Amin's mount is really fucking unlucky!

Amin fell off his horse. Gan Bao and Jiang Xingyuan were just about to finish Amin. A few tartars rushed over and attacked them. The man chased after him.

Amin's army was the elite of the Tartars at that time, one of the most powerful armies in China and even the world at that time - the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry, but it fell into the hands of this motley army, which is really ironic.

A Min took the lead in fleeing, he was the main general, and the Tartars under him ran even more happily, which is why the army was defeated like a mountain.

The Tartars were killed and defeated, and Lin Yi and others chased them for more than ten miles in one breath before withdrawing their troops and returning to the city.The Tartars couldn't even go back to the camp, they went around the camp, and fled like dogs in mourning.

When Lin Yi came back with hundreds of warriors, he looked outside Yongping City, at the base of the city wall, and on both sides of the moat, there were dead bodies of Tartars everywhere. All red.There were not a few dead bodies in the river, and some places blocked the moat.

Next, Lin Yi asked his men to treat the wounded. The Ming army did not suffer many injuries in this battle. The 200 civilian soldiers in the new battalion did not even have a single casualty.

The trophies left by the Tartars had to be discarded. The dead and wounded war horses brought back to the city could be eaten, and weapons such as swords, guns, swords and halberds were just equipped with the new first battalion and new second battalion.

Gan Bao and Jiang Xingyuan killed the most and contributed the most, but they only picked two cowhide armors to wear on their bodies. They didn't know the weapons of the Tartars, and they thought they were more comfortable with poles and shovels.

After cleaning the battlefield, the drawbridge was raised and the city gates were closed.Lin Yi ordered people to report the victory to the magistrate, but in fact there is no need to report, the magistrate already knew about it, not only the officials and gentlemen in these cities, but also the country gentry, wealthy households and even ordinary people.

They all pay attention to this war, because the success or failure of this war is related to their vital interests and even life and death.

Within two days, Ji Dong won two big victories in a row, especially today's battle, which was so beautiful, a burst of inconspicuous sand stunned the miraculous Eight Banners Army, and the entire Yongping City was sensationalized.

The magistrate was very happy, and ordered the officials in the Yamen to prepare more wine and meat, and slaughtered cattle and sheep. Then he personally took the chief envoy and the inspector, and pulled several carts of wine and meat to reward Lin Yi and other soldiers guarding the city. The meritorious ones have been registered in the register, the prefect and all the staff are sent away, and then lunch is to drink and eat meat.

In addition to the special offerings of the magistrate, these wine and meat also included the meat of dead and wounded war horses from the Tartars outside the city.

Ji Dong asked them to eat as much as they wanted, but they couldn't drink too much wine.

For the old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers guarding the city and the civilian soldiers of the new first battalion and new second battalion who have just joined, this meal is more abundant than New Year’s Eve, especially for the elderly and children from poor families. I don't know how long I haven't eaten such a meal, I even forgot the taste of wine and meat.

Now they can be considered to be caught, no one cares about anyone, let him eat, knocked out the big molars, smashed the cheeks and ate it, it was like a wind and a cloud, eating a ditch full of flats.

In the next few days, there was an endless stream of ordinary people who signed up to defend the city, ranging from veterans in their fifties to urchins in their teens. Needless to say, young girls and middle-aged and elderly women, there are many small businessmen in the city. , as well as the children of the country gentry, rich and powerful families.

There are also several monks and old Taoists in the temple. They wear monk clothes and Taoist robes, and they also line up in the crowd, waiting to sign up.

But Xiaoying, Dongsheng, and the officials from Tuiguan Yamen were very busy, because Lin Yi asked them to be responsible for this matter.

Of course, a simple selection and screening has to be carried out, and you can't touch your head, just count it as one.In just a few days, after screening, more than 1300 ordinary people joined the army defending the city. Including the original New First Battalion and New Second Battalion, the number of ordinary people alone was close to 2000. According to the calculation of 300 people in each battalion, six battalions were established, from the new first battalion to the new sixth battalion. In addition to the hundreds of soldiers in the city, the total number of soldiers guarding the city now exceeds 2600.

Of course, Lin Yi and the others have not been idle these days, knowing that Amin and the others might come again, because Yebu from outside the city came back to tell that Amin and the others had not gone far.

Lin Yi strengthened the city defenses, and then drilled troops every day, mainly for these newly recruited, 1000 or [-] civilian soldiers.

After more than ten days of meticulous treatment in the hospital, the guerrilla generals Zu Keyong and Wang Jiandu, who were seriously injured, were able to get out of bed, and a few minor injuries were treated and they were able to go to the battlefield.

Zu Keyong and Wang Jian recovered so quickly, Lin Yi was also very happy, but after this catastrophe, Zu Keyong and Wang Jian obeyed Lin Yi's words, especially Zu Keyong, a poor guerrilla general, regarded Lin Yi as My own superior admires him all over.

But what puzzled Zu Keyong and Lin Yi was that there was no news from the people who sent out to move the troops. At that time, it was said that they could last for two or three days, and Zu Broadband would come with reinforcements, but now more than ten days have passed , There is still no news, it seems that something happened.

Lin Yi and Zu Keyong planned to send people to investigate again. Before they left the city, the battle report came. Amin came back with a large number of Tartars. This time they did not trap the city, but camped outside the west and south cities.

Ji Dong knew that reinforcements might not be available, and this time he had to rely on himself!
(End of this chapter)