Wanli 1592

Chapter 534 They can come south, we can also go north
Although there are doubts of one kind or another, looking at the eldest son Chu Ying, who is strong, good at fighting, brave and fearless, the more he looks at it, the more pleasing to his eyes, the more he likes it.

He always felt that he could see what he looked like when he was young from Chu Ying.

Back then, if he hadn't been strong and good at fighting, he wouldn't have been favored by the Li family, and he was released back to the original tribe to lead the original deployment as the foreign aid of the Li family.

The tribe grew stronger day by day, but his situation was still not good. Li Rusong ordered him to give up his original plan to follow Li Rusong into the customs and fight, make unnecessary sacrifices, and work for Daming. To be honest, he didn't want to do this at all, but He dared not listen to Li Rusong's words.

Sometimes, he felt very shameless in front of his children, but he had to flatter Li Rusong like this. He knew that without the protection of the Li family, it would be impossible for him to develop the tribe to this extent, and his enemies would not be able to do so at all. Not a lot.

I can only hope that this time I can lose less elites and bring back more troops.

The long night passed, and a new day came. On the morning of the third day of the first lunar month in the 26th year of Wanli, the Ming army at Zijingguan got up early and had breakfast to prepare the army for the Mongols' siege.

However, the Mongols on the opposite side didn't seem to be keen on this matter, and they kept procrastinating until the turn of the morning and noon. They did not form a team until the time when they lazily set up the siege equipment in front of the Ming Army Pass, and seemed to be preparing to attack the city. up.

Xiao Ruxun observed the northern captives with binoculars at the top of the city, and found that those operating the siege equipment were basically captured Ming soldiers, and they were still wearing tattered Ming army uniforms. It could be seen that they were extremely depressed, like The appearance of being forced is very negative.

The number of Mongols was not large, about three or four thousand people lined up, followed by a group of cavalry, most of whom were dismounted infantry, and seemed to plan to attack the city wall after the first round of long-range attack.

It's very strange, such a lazy and slow look, is it still those fierce cavalrymen who kill people without blinking an eye?Why are these Mongols so lazy? In the midst of the war, some people can still be seen yawning, and the queue is also standing crookedly.

Li Chengliang had been sent back to the capital early this morning, and now only Chai Guozhu was with Xiao Ruxun, so Xiao Ruxun asked Chai Guozhu.

"Beilu doesn't seem to have a high fighting spirit, looks lazy, the formation is not rigorous at all, and the number of people is not large, Mr. Chai, is this really the siege preparation of [-] cavalry?"

Chai Guozhu scratched his forehead, and said with embarrassment: "Admiral, they were not like this before, and they have been like this in recent days. Before..."

Xiao Ruxun shook his head, and said: "Forget it, I won't pursue this anymore. The soldiers dare not fight, and you have nothing to do. Now I am more and more sure that these northern captives definitely did not come to attack Zijingguan. Contain my army heading towards the Kanto, and prevent reinforcements from entering Shanxi to assist in the battle."

"Admiral, is it possible that it's a trick to lure us out of customs? After all, it's really abnormal for them to form so loosely."

"Inducing us to go out to fight? No, it's really not like it. The battle has been fought to this day. It's really not like deliberately pretending to confuse our army. They should know that our army's combat power is low. It is not expensive, and we will not know the news of our army's increase in troops, so there is no way to set up such a strategy."

Xiao Ruxun looked at Li Rusong who was standing beside him.

"Mr. Li, it's time for you to prepare. Later, I will use the Hongyi cannon to destroy their siege equipment. I will catch them by surprise. You will lead the elite cavalry to attack them head-on and knock them down. I will send People support you, if they are deceitful, withdraw immediately, don't hesitate, don't fight to the death."

Li Rusong looked at the city, nodded, and went back to the city to rectify the troops.

"Gunner ready! Load ammo!!"

Xiao Ruxun glanced at Wang Hui beside him, and Wang Hui immediately raised the command flag to give orders to the gunners. The well-trained gunners quickly began to operate the complicated Hongyi cannon, and loaded gunpowder and shells into the cannon body. The soldiers who had never seen the Hongyi cannon fired looked at everything in front of them curiously.

"Admiral, can this Hongyi cannon really hit that far? Can it really destroy those trebuchets and bed crossbows?"

Obviously, Chai Guozhu still didn't believe it.

Xiao Ruxun nodded: "This Hongyi cannon is very powerful, not to mention how powerful it is when you shoot it. Although it is a solid bullet, it will bounce when you hit the ground. It has jumped a long way all the way. What happened along the way? Those who are centaurs are either dead or maimed, we often say to fight a way of blood, this red cannon can really fight a way of blood."

"So scary?"

Chai Guozhu couldn't help imagining some scenarios in his mind, and shivered.

"So, this cannon is a rare and sharp weapon when attacking cities and territories. The only thing that worries me is that this cannon was made by Francobots. They also have such a cannon at their place, and only I have it in Daming. If he and Franco When the Langji people fight, their firearms are excellent and their cannons are powerful, our Ming army is really no match for us."

Chai Guozhu frowned.

"Didn't the admiral fight against Franji in Nanyang?"

"Yes, they have fought, but their number is not large, less than 2000, and their equipment is not very sophisticated. The captured prisoners said that their weapons and equipment are no less than those of Daming, and their firearms are even better than that of Ming Dynasty. Ming Dynasty, although the Franji people are rude, but they have their own systems for firearms, numerology, astronomy and geography."

Hearing what Xiao Ruxun said, Chai Guozhu became interested.

"Forget about firearms. Numerology and astronomy and geography are small ways. How can they compare with the way of marching troops and governing a country? The only thing that Franjiyi can worry about is firearms."

Xiao Ruxun shook his head suddenly, pointed to the Mongols under the city and said, "Mr. Chai, you know that in my heart, the weight of these northern captives on horseback is far less than that of Frangji. The enemy of life and death is definitely not these northern captives, the only ones who can become Daming's enemies are Daming himself and those Western barbarians."

Chai Guozhu looked at Xiao Ruxun in amazement, and was very puzzled by his words.

This is not an enemy?These fierce cavalry invaded the interior of Daming at every turn, causing serious loss of material, manpower and wealth to Daming. Daming has been worrying about it for hundreds of years, isn't it considered a confidant?Also, why is Da Ming himself Da Ming's enemy?Xiyi is still one hundred and eight thousand miles away from Daming, so why are they called Daming's enemies?

Sometimes, Chai Guozhu felt that he couldn't understand this general, this very powerful general who is very good at fighting, he seems to always think about things other than fighting, instead of thinking about things that really need to be considered, for example, The northern captives who are currently preparing to attack the city.

At this time, the horn of desolation sounded, and the war horn on the grassland representing killing, destruction and despair, which was inherited hundreds of years ago, sounded again.

At that time, every time such a voice was heard, it represented the despair of the Han people in the Central Plains, because they could only fail, not win, and it was extremely difficult to even fight. In the end, the only way to go was to commit suicide by jumping into the sea.

And now...

"The northern captives are about to attack! Send the order down! The whole army prepares for battle! Beat the drums!"

Xiao Ruxun drew out his sword and gave the order to fight.

The rumbling war drums sounded from the top of the city, and the drums representing the tenacious and unyielding fighting spirit of the Han people also resounded in the ears of every Ming soldier across thousands of years.

They can come south, and we can go north.

(End of this chapter)