In the late Ming Dynasty, rising from the grassland

Chapter 37: It’s all over in one go
"Come on warriors!"

With the accurate cover of the archers behind the Tatars, coupled with the shields, and firing arrows from all directions, Lin Rui and the others on the wall were suppressed for a while, making it difficult for them to show their heads. Except for some with crossbows, they secretly fired arrows from the gaps. Most of the others were hiding behind the wall.

Seeing this situation, the attacking Tatars also had great morale. They took off the wooden ladders on their shoulders and put them on the trench. Then they crossed the trench on the ladder and put another ladder on the wall. Hold your shield and prepare to climb up.

"The Tatars are coming. Get up and push me hard..."

boom…

Following the shouts of a small flag, everyone stood up one after another and worked together to push down an adobe wall that was temporarily placed on the edge of the wall, causing a loud rumbling sound.

Each of these adobe bricks weighed twenty or thirty kilograms, and more than 100 of them were knocked down at once. The bricks fell like raindrops, and the Tatar team responsible for attacking this section was instantly submerged. .

The more than 20 kilograms of mud bricks were smashed down on the head. Even if the shield was held above the head, it could not be carried. Even if the shield was not smashed into pieces, it was smashed to the ground along with the shield.

Just this time, the twenty-odd Tatars within three meters of this section of the city wall were all lying on the ground. Except for a few people who were still panting and groaning, the rest did not know whether they were alive or dead.

The broken bricks and splashed dust made the Tatar chief who was watching the battle from a distance temporarily unaware of his own casualties.

But the more than 20 Tatars who were about to rush over on the wooden ladder behind them were so frightened that they stopped in their tracks, and all of them opened their mouths in horror.

And as the rumbling sounds continued, the people defending in other directions also pushed down the adobe wall stacked in front of them.

For a time, the entire castle was shrouded in dust, and wails continued to come from under the walls.

In a short period of time, more than 3000 adobe bricks were pushed down from all directions, and the effect was immediate.

Whether they were the Tatars watching the battle, the Tatars firing arrows, or the Tatars who had rushed to the trench, they were all stunned by this scene.

When the dust dispersed and there was no warrior still standing under the wall, cold sweat broke out on the backs of the fifteen clan leaders.

"Run..."

A shout made the Tatars who were stunned in front of the trench wake up one after another. They turned around and ran away without hesitation. The number of sixteen teams was almost reduced by half.

In other words, just this one blow killed and injured three to four hundred Tatars.

Naturally, Lin Rui and the others did not mind that there were too many Tatars to kill. They stood up one after another and started shooting arrows at the fleeing Tatars.

The Tatars who were responsible for covering the back also reacted and quickly fired arrows to suppress them. Seeing that in a short period of time, more than ten people of his own were hit by arrows, Lin Rui had to order to stop, and the remaining Tatars fled back.

But dozens more corpses were left behind.

"Quick, carry the person who was hit by the arrow down and treat him immediately..."

Lin Rui shouted loudly, and those who stayed under the wall immediately rushed to the top of the wall and carried those who had been hit by arrows down with all their hands.

"Brother Lin, do you want to continue stacking bricks?"

Sister-in-law Niu asked for instructions with an excited look on her face, she even forgot to call him Young Master.

Other people nearby also looked at him with admiration, and they admired Lin Rui in their hearts.

Originally, when they saw the Tatars coming in force, they thought it would be a fierce battle. Who would have thought that with just 3000 yuan of mud bricks, the Tatars were stunned and fled in panic.

"No need for the moment. Everyone can take a break, drink some water, and relax. I guess the Tatars will not dare to attack again today." Lin Rui smiled and waved his hand.

He was very satisfied with his unexpected masterpiece last night. He didn't think the Tatars still had the courage to continue attacking.

At the same time, I finally realized the benefits of defending against the wall in ancient times with cold weapons. No wonder there is a saying in the art of war: siege the city first.

"Haha, you are so mighty!"

"We Han people are mighty!"

Everyone burst out laughing, waving their weapons and shouting, and their morale was as high as ever.On the contrary, there was a lot of wailing in all the Tatar camps. The big tribes were better off and could bear the loss of 40 to 400 people, but the small tribes of [-] to [-] people just wanted to cry without tears. .

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"Abba, there are 28 clan members who failed to come back."

In the Chatu tribe's camp, Hutch said with a sad face, and Ha Beier's eyes were filled with tears.

Although I knew before that this group of Han people were very cunning and cunning and not easy to mess with, I never expected that their methods would make it difficult to guard against them.

If you are not careful, you will be hit and suffer heavy losses.

In the past, when she saw that the Kashgar tribe suffered heavy losses at the hands of the Han people, she still laughed in her heart that Kashgar was too stupid. Abba would definitely not do it if she replaced him. But now it was their turn to join the Chatu tribe, which had lost nearly thirty tribesmen. I felt the heartache and anger in Kashgar back then.

"How can there be no casualties in a war? The casualties of other tribes should be much greater than ours. Hatch, please send someone over to discuss with the Han people and collect the remains of the clan members first."

Chatu had finally seen the big scene. Although he felt distressed, he still waved his hands and pretended to be calm.

"Abba, I'm afraid that group of Han people won't let us pass. When the people from Kashgar tried to collect the corpses, they shot them with arrows," Ha Beier reminded.

"Then let's sneak over at night and discuss it with them first."

"Abba, do we still want to fight?" Hutch asked again.

"decide as things go!"

At this time, Kashgar also sent someone to notify them to discuss the matter. Chatu told the brother and sister a few words and hurried over.

As soon as everyone arrived at the big tent, they asked each other about the casualties of each other. As a result, the casualties of the fifteen tribes, including the Fan family, were almost the same, between thirty.

After a summary, everyone gasped when they saw that nearly four hundred warriors were lost in just the first wave of attacks.

Then they all yelled at the Han people for being despicable and shameless, and they all wanted to cut the Han people into pieces.

But when Kashgar proposed to organize an attack again, everyone roared at Kashgar. This was not to let them attack, but to let the warriors die.

None of the fifteen clan leaders were willing to continue the attack to avenge their clansmen.

"Everyone, please don't forget Lord Beile's order. Hou Jin's army will be back in as little as three months and as long as half a year. If anyone dares to disobey orders and fight cowardly, he will explain to Lord Beile by himself."

Seeing that everyone was about to retreat, Kashgar took Dorgon out again and threatened him.

Their Kashgar tribe was beaten by this group of Han people, and only a dozen people were left. These guys had only lost so many people, and they didn't want to fight?There are no doors.

Sure enough, everyone fell silent in the face of Kashgar's threat.

Upon seeing this, Manager Fan hurriedly added: "Everyone, those bricks must have been laid out by the horse bandits in advance. Although we suffered heavy losses this time, we have also exhausted the bricks on their walls. We should immediately organize manpower to attack again. Don’t give them time to continue building bricks. As long as we all attack together, I believe we will be able to break through.”

"Yes, everyone, as the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot!"

"We must not give the opponent a chance to breathe. We should organize our troops quickly and attack immediately. It will be too late if we delay it any longer!"

"As the saying goes, taking the enemy by surprise means attacking the enemy unprepared. Those horse bandits must have thought that our army has suffered heavy losses and will not attack again in a short time. The attack at this time will definitely catch them off guard!"

The other seven stewards were also eloquent and cheering. At first glance, it seemed that what they said was reasonable and they were all people who knew military affairs.

"We have lost so many people today and our morale is low. It is not suitable to fight again. Let's attack again tomorrow!"

Although Chatu also understood that what these Han people said made sense and that it was right to attack immediately, he had a small thought in his heart, so he stood up and said goodbye and left.

Upon seeing this, the other six Chahar tribe chiefs also said their goodbyes and followed out. After a while, only Kashgar and eight stewards were left in the tent.

(End of this chapter)