In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 104: Attacking Yanghe Acropolis
"What, the Xuanfu army actually withdrew? Did the group of slave builders really take a detour to enter the pass again?"

Just when Lin Rui was ready to evacuate, Tan Ma came to report that Xuanfu's army suddenly withdrew, which made him have to wonder if the group of slave cavalry had taken a detour to pursue them again.

"Rui Lang, it must be true, otherwise the Ming army would not have withdrawn so quickly. Should we continue to retreat to the grassland now?"

After Na Muzhong finished speaking, she sighed in her heart. Although her life has been comfortable since she followed this little man, she can't stop for a moment every day. It is simply worse than when she followed Lin Dan Khan to hide in Tibet. Even more serious.

Just as Lin Rui was about to say that he would naturally return to the grassland, Hubbell hurriedly rushed into the tent and shouted.

"Husband, it's not good. The valley to the north is blocked by cavalry. There are at least [-] cavalry. Judging from the costumes, they should be members of the Tumote tribe. The Ming army from Datong also started to press towards us this morning."

"what?"

This time everyone was shocked and a little panicked.

The valley was actually blocked by the Tumote tribe. They definitely could not return to the grassland. Now the Ming army from Datong was coming to kill them again, and maybe Jiannu was also coming from Xuanfu.

Although it is possible to retreat south temporarily, within a few days, it will be blocked by high mountains. Those mountain passes that can pass the army are all in dangerous terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack. In the end, they will definitely be overtaken by the Ming army or Jiannu.

For a moment, everyone looked at Lin Rui nervously.

"Don't panic. Datong is still several days away from here, and we can't kill it for a while. What's more, if the Jiannu group really enters the pass, the Ming army will definitely run away by then, so we only need to deal with the Jiannu group That’s it.”

Lin Rui had calmed down and waved his hands.

Although the Ming army and Jiannu in Datong both wanted to kill them, they were also mortal enemies. He could definitely use their strength to let the Ming army and Jiannu fight first.

After all, they have a large camp, but the Ming army in Datong is marching. When Jiannu comes, he will definitely choose to repel the Ming army in Datong first, and then deal with them.

"But Rui Lang, this place is no better than the grassland. I'm afraid we can't defeat the ten thousand Jurchen cavalry. If we hide in a nearby castle, if the Jurchens don't come, then we will be surrounded by the Ming army alive in the castle..." "

Na Muzhong obviously had some military knowledge, and he could see their current embarrassing predicament at a glance.

If you hide in the castle, you will easily be defeated by the Ming army one by one and trapped to death. If you stay in the camp, you will not be able to defeat the Jurchens.

"So we must first find out whether the Jurchens are coming for us." Lin Rui said solemnly.

Compared with the [-] Jurchens, he was more afraid of the [-] Ming army in Datong. As long as Jiannu could scare away the Ming army, with their current strength, they might not be afraid of Jiannu.

After all, the group of slave builders only had more than [-] people, and they were pure cavalry, but they had cavalry and infantry. The combat power exerted by the combination of horse and infantry was definitely far greater than that of pure cavalry and infantry.

Immediately, Lin Rui once again sent out a large number of sentinels to conduct reconnaissance in the east-west direction, and then reinforced the camp while blocking the news of the Ming army's incoming attack.

Who would have thought that bad news would come from the east two days later, making Lin Rui and everyone else completely unable to sit still.

"What, there are not only [-] slaves, but [-]?"

"Yes, husband, the minimum is [-] yuan. We have already arrived at Yonga Fort. We can kill him tomorrow at the latest." Habeer was so anxious that he broke out in sweat.

"Attack the city, attack the city immediately, Yanghe Acropolis must be captured before dark!"

Lin Rui stood up quickly.

If there are only [-] Jiannu cavalry, they will not win, but they will not lose. But if they had [-], they would lose without a single chance.

So now their only way to survive is to capture Yanghe Acropolis before Jiannu arrives, and then rely on the tall city to defend it.

"But Rui Lang, can we capture Yanghe Acropolis in such a short time? If we can't capture it, then..."

When Na Muzhong said this, her back felt chilly.

If they fail to capture the city before Jian Nu arrives tomorrow, they will all be doomed and will have no chance of escaping.

So she was more inclined to throw away the supplies and the people she had just recruited, and escape overnight while there was still some time.

Then he looked at Lin Rui: "Rui Lang, how about..."

"No!"

Lin Rui naturally guessed what she wanted to say, and immediately interrupted her, and then said with a decisive look: "As the saying goes, it takes only half a day to conquer Yanghe City in one go, then exhaust it again, and then fail three times."

He knew that based on the morale of those mercenaries, if the first wave of attacks could not be defeated, then there would be no need to use the second wave, so the length of time was not actually important.

Fortunately, they have built a large number of siege equipment during this time, including more than 20 simple ladders, and have also filled in sections of the moats on the east, west, and south sides.

If there hadn't been an accident, the siege would have started within the next few days.

Seeing that Lin Rui had already said this, Namuzhong didn't say anything more.

Others didn't say anything either, because everyone knew that escaping in this situation would only last for a while, and the final result might not be much better, so it was better to take a gamble.

Immediately, Lin Rui began to deploy an siege plan. Although it was his first time to command an attack on such a large acropolis, he could only catch up. "Belle, you lead all the female cavalry to guard the perimeter!"

"It's my husband!"

"Namuzhong, you will lead the three thousand female soldiers to guard the camp and guard the supplies and prisoners."

"It's Rui Lang!" Na Mu Zhong quickly stood up and replied.

Although the women rescued have not been trained, they can only be used as female soldiers at this moment. After all, they have the strongest sense of belonging to the Lin family army.

After giving the two women their tasks, Lin Rui looked at Huang Ben and Zhou Meng: "Huang Ben, you are responsible for leading a thousand border troops and ten thousand mercenaries to pretend to attack the east city. Zhou Meng and you are responsible for leading a thousand border troops and one Ten thousand mercenaries are responsible for pretending to attack the West City. I will lead all the remaining troops to attack the South City. I will prepare for one and a half hours. When the time comes, I will sound the cannon as a signal and attack at the same time!"

"Tell all the mercenaries that after the city is broken, each of them will be rewarded with ten taels of silver. The first person to climb to the top of the city will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver and a beauty!"

"It's the son!"

They both answered in unison.

Unable to promise promotion, Lin Rui could only use money and beauties to encourage the mercenaries' determination to attack the city. After all, there must be brave men under heavy rewards.

Originally, Lin Rui planned to besiege from all sides and catch the turtle in the urn, but now in order to capture Yanghe Acropolis as soon as possible, he had no choice but to let the generals in the city survive, surrounded by three and one missing.

After all, things have priorities, and those generals will have plenty of opportunities to settle accounts in the future, but Yang and Acropolis are related to their life and death and must be captured.

After the meeting, everyone began to organize people, and the whole camp became lively for a while.

Since the main camp was in the south, after an hour and a half, the main attacking troops and siege equipment were basically in place.

However, the east and west sides were not ready until the evening, far beyond the hour and a half specified by Lin Rui.

Lin Rui was also very helpless about this, but he did not blame the two of them.

The two of them were just ordinary guards before, and this was their first time commanding tens of thousands of troops. The key command was still some unorganized and undisciplined mercenaries.

It is very rare to be able to complete the assembly and mobilization of troops and horses, arrive at the designated area, and regroup before dark.

After all, those mercenaries were only organized into a team of a hundred and a battalion of a thousand. He temporarily appointed some captains and battalion commanders, and the time was short. Many of them did not even recognize their own captains and battalion commanders. There were also many captains and battalion commanders. , He didn’t even recognize his own soldiers and horses.

In addition, there are no flags, so at this moment, more than 2 people under the East and West City have completely lost their organization, and they are standing noisily like a vegetable market.

Except for the two thousand border troops who had swords and guns, most of the remaining 2 people had wooden sticks and no shields, only wooden ladders, which were completely cannon fodder among cannon fodder.

"Quiet!"

"bang bang bang..."

Huang Ben climbed up to a simple high platform that had just been built, shouted loudly, and at the same time ordered the soldiers around him to ring the gongs.

This time, the two of them only brought five soldiers with them. Fortunately, the border troops had been trained by Lin Rui for a while, and the young and middle-aged men were all honest military and civilian households, so they soon became quiet. Come down and look at Huang Ben on the stage.

"brothers!"

"brothers…"

Every time Huang Ben said something, fifty specially selected men with loud voices in the audience would shout in unison to ensure that everyone could hear what he said.

"My young master said that as long as Yanghe Acropolis is conquered, everyone will be rewarded with ten taels of silver. The first one to attack the city will be rewarded with 1000 taels of silver, and a beauty will be given..."

"boom…"

A burst of noise suddenly erupted from the audience. Everyone's eyes were bright, especially those military households who had just joined recently and had not received any money yet. They gritted their teeth secretly and clenched the wooden sticks in their hands. On the contrary, the reaction of those frontier soldiers who had already earned 30 taels of silver was smaller.

Although everyone was nervous and knew that many people would die if they attacked the city, no one chose to retreat and escape.

They have seen too many people starve to death over the years, including their parents, wives, children, and brothers.

Watching their loved ones starve to death and freeze to death, but they can do nothing but watch helplessly. They have long had enough of this hopeless life.

But in the past, they could not change this kind of life at all. Even if they risked their lives, they could not exchange for a big cake, a bowl of rice porridge, or a cotton coat to save their wife and children.

Now they finally had the opportunity, and it was just before their eyes. Ten taels of silver was enough to change the fate of their family, enough to allow them to escape to the south or even hide in the mountains to live.

So as long as it comes, no one is willing to miss it, even if they risk their lives, they will not hesitate.

What they fear most is that they don't even have a chance to fight, and they end up watching their wives and children starve to death or be captured by the Tatars.

(End of this chapter)