Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 311, making people desperate

In front of the pass of Datong, the armies of both sides were solemn and solemn. On the grassland, the army of the grassland was lined up neatly, and the flags were fluttering in the cold wind.

On the tall city wall, the Ming army also nervously clenched the weapons in their hands. Looking at the dark crowd on the grassland, it seemed as if they couldn't see the edge.

Once the number of people exceeds a thousand, it feels like a sea of ​​people. The [-] prairie army, plus hundreds of thousands of horses, the whole scene is very spectacular.

"People of Changshengtian, there is an extremely prosperous world behind the city wall in front of you. Where can you find the food, salt, tea, iron pots, kitchen knives, and that snow-white, snow-white woman with a fragrant body? Don't want any?"

Dayan Khan rode his tall horse, came to the front of the army in a very limited manner, and then spoke very loudly to the entire army.

His voice was very rough and loud, and it was clearly transmitted to every corner of the army.

"Think~"

The [-] troops rang out their roars at the same time. The sound was like thunder, like a tsunami, and the waves were turbulent. The Ming soldiers on the city wall were so frightened that they once again clenched their weapons tightly.

"Haha, these are the people of Changshengtian. We are wolves in the grassland, and these Ming Dynasty people in front of us are sheep. Wolves are born to eat sheep."

"The only thing they rely on is the city wall in front of them. As long as you rush up bravely, these sheep will be afraid, and they will be afraid. We can easily break down the pass in front of us, enter the sheepfold, and reach that At that time, you can do whatever you want."

Dayan Khan continued to roar, and his words made these steppe soldiers feel like they were so excited, and instantly forgot their fear of such a tall city wall.

Some veterans even recalled that the Ming army they met when they went south to plunder was so vulnerable that they did not dare to fight them in the field and could only rely on the city wall for defense. Once they broke through the city wall, they would really be like entering The sheepfold is average, and you can enjoy a sumptuous meal to your heart's content.

"Keng~"

Dayan Khan pulled out the precious sword in his hand, and the precious sword made a crisp sound.

"Kill it~"

"Longevity bless us!"

With Dayan Khan's order, howls began to sound continuously, the huge grassland army began to move, a large number of archers began to press forward, and at the same time, the grassland soldiers carrying the siege equipment were protected by shield hands Constantly approaching the city wall.

As in the past, they still habitually used the suppressing power of the archers to suppress the Ming army on the top of the city wall and win opportunities for the siege troops.

The equipment of the siege troops was manufactured by Dayan Khan in advance. Of course, they are all simple equipment, such as ladders, catapults, and wood bumpers. The grassland people are not good at making these things, but they want to go south. , but had to learn to do these things.

"Boom~Boom~"

On the city wall, the war drums began to sound continuously. The Ming army on the city wall had already prepared stones, hot oil, rolling logs and other defensive things. At the same time, the Ming army's archers had also prepared early. The prairie archers had a good shot.

"Let them enter the attack range before attacking~"

Wearing a red robe, Liu Yu watched the movement on the battlefield with a telescope, and gave orders very calmly.

"咻~咻~"

Soon, the prairie army came to the foot of the city wall, and bows and arrows began to rain down on the city wall like rain.

However, because the city wall is too high, many arrows start to droop before they even hit the city wall. As for some arrows that fall on the city wall, their power is limited. With the protection of the shield hand, the damage caused is very small , much smaller than before.

"Haha, if the city wall is a few feet higher, the grassland people's bows and arrows will never be able to shoot up."

Liu Yu sat on the highest battlement, watching the arrows fall like rain, without any fear, but chatted happily with his colleagues around him.

"General, the Tartars have come to the foot of the city wall, can we start to fight back?"

A general in armor smiled and said to Liu Yu, although his rank is the same as Liu Yu, but in front of Liu Yu, a civil official, he, a military general, has no right to speak, and has always been humble. The generals of the dynasty are so aggrieved.

"Well, pass on the order to attack~"

Liu Yu saw clearly with the binoculars, nodded and ordered.

"Dong Dong~"

Soon, the drumbeat changed into an attacking drumbeat.

Immediately, the Ming army on the city wall began to counterattack, and the archers began to play. They didn't need to aim at all, they just pulled the bowstring to the full and shot randomly at the sky.

"咻~咻~"

Countless arrows fell towards the prairie army like rain, and in an instant there were clusters of blood among the archers of the prairie army.

Because they are condescending, even if the quality of the weapons is not good, they can still shoot the same distance, and the lethality is more powerful, condescending, and the height is higher.

"This~"

Dayan Khan saw that his own archers camp was in chaos. Everyone was afraid of death, even grassland people. When the rain of arrows fell all over the sky, a large number of people would fall down in an instant, causing heavy casualties.

Dayan Khan's complexion became ugly. This kind of thing has never happened before. In the past, the bows and arrows in their hands were always able to firmly press down on the Ming army on the top of the city.

Every time they choose to suppress the Ming army's bows and arrows, they can easily suppress the Ming army and provide fire suppression cover for the siege troops.

"This city wall is too high~ The suppressive advantage of our archers is gone."

Dayan Khan found the problem right away, but he had to continue to order the archers to shoot against Daming's archers. Once the archers gave up their suppression, the attacking troops would basically be beaten.

"Pull out the cannon~"

Dayan Khan gave the order coldly, and soon, the cannons were carried out and lined up neatly.

Don’t think that grassland people don’t know how to play with artillery. In fact, the Mongols were invincible across the Eurasian continent. Apart from relying on powerful bows and warriors, the Mongols mainly relied on this artillery.

Under the bombardment of the artillery, the hard city walls will fall apart, and they can be easily penetrated, even breaking the will of the enemy.

"Boom~Boom~"

Soon, with bursts of white smoke rising, the cannons began to fire. The huge sound was like thunder, and iron pellets bombarded the huge city wall.

"Bang~"

On the city wall, there was a dull sound. The hard cement is not to mention the artillery of this level. In later generations, all kinds of strong bunkers and city walls are built with cement, which is hard to resist. Of all kinds of artillery, only armor-piercing projectiles can truly pose a deadly threat.

As for the cannons of this era, they are simply tickling, leaving bowl-sized indentations on the hard gray-white city walls, and have no effect at all other than that.

"Fire attack counterattack~"

Liu Yu also ordered when he saw the opponent's artillery attack.

Soon, one by one artillery was assumed at the battlements. The people in the artillery battalion carefully added gunpowder to the artillery. Because they were afraid of exploding, they didn't even dare to add more. Generally, they only dared to add less than half of the gunpowder. .

"Boom~Boom~"

Accompanied by loud noises and bursts of thick smoke, shells were fired one after another. Some of these shells were single iron pellets, some were chain bullets, and some were shot bullets.

The power can only be said to be used for scaring and pretending. The quality of the artillery is really bad, and the artillerymen dare not fill too much gunpowder, so that the range is very limited.

But because of the condescending height, under the city wall of more than ten feet, not to mention artillery, even a stone thrown down, its lethality is extremely amazing.

Cannonballs bounced among the prairie army. Wherever they passed, the children in Chang Tiansheng's arms died miserably in an instant, and some of them were even blown out of their heads by the bullets.

"Kill it~"

At the foot of the city wall, the prairie army finally rushed to the foot of the city wall, and a ladder leaned against the city wall. The brave prairie warrior began to climb up continuously with a scimitar in his mouth.

At the same time, at the gate of the city, under the protection of the shield bearers, the prairie soldiers carried a huge bumper to attack the gate, preparing to smash the gate open by brute force.

"Ah~"

Then the Ming army above the city wall would never let them relax so easily.

The scalding hot oil was poured down one after another, and stones fell like rain, and there were screams from under the city wall.

Although the shields of the shieldmen are thick, when the boulders fall, they are still crushed by the shieldmen. Without the suppression of the archers, the Ming army on the city wall can easily throw down stones one by one to let the grassland under the city gate The soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and the attack was extremely slow.

As for the prairie soldiers on the ladder, they were even worse, because many times, they suddenly found that they had climbed to the top of the ladder, but they were still some distance away from the city wall. , Dead eyes are all made big.

Arrows fell like rain, white smoke rose in waves, hot oil burning under the city wall, huge stones, howling, drumming, and deafening shouts of killing between the two sides.

Everything constitutes the most brutal siege battle of this era, with a lot of blood flowing and a lot of lives being lost every moment.

But in comparison, the Ming army was too comfortable, too much, and only the archers of the prairie people could pose harm and threats to them. However, because of the high city walls, the lethality of bows and arrows is often very limited. , and the archers of the prairie people were suppressed, and there was no way to attack unscrupulously in the past, and the hit rate plummeted, and the threat was very small.

　In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang played a very important role in fighting the world's artillery. In the late Ming Dynasty, the Musket Battalion was directly abolished. I have to say that corruption is really terrible. For nearly three hundred years, there has been no progress at all. , and went straight back~
　　
　
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