prosperous age

Chapter 366 365 Raid
In the early morning, the morning sun rises slowly, and the sun shines on the ink-stained prairie. Small animals also come out of their hiding holes to look for food, which revives the prairie that has been completely silent.

"Dang lang ding lang." A bell rang, and a horse team of about [-] people moved forward slowly in the distance. In front of them, on the endless flat prairie, a city was right in front of them.

"Squeak"

The wood rubbed against each other to make an ear-piercing and unpleasant noise. Four men in Mongolian sleeveless jackets pushed open two heavy wooden doors, revealing a straight street behind the gates, and low houses on both sides. At the end of the street can also be seen a richly decorated palace gate building.

The cavalry approached the city gate, and a large number of knights immediately went up and down the city, silently counting the number of board soldiers who appeared in their field of vision.

"There are seven people at the gate of the city, and there are five more at the gate tower. There are not many people."

In the middle of the horse team, a burly man whispered to the people beside him.

"You lead people to control the city, and I will lead people to the city gate and send a signal."

The person beside him also replied in a low voice.

"it is good."

After the strong man promised in a low voice, he gently pushed the reins, and the horse under his crotch also quickened his pace, caught up with the knights in front, and gradually walked to the front.

The horse team approached the city gate, and a soldier standing at the gate stood up, blocked the road, and asked loudly, "Which tribe?"

At the front of the horse team was a man with prominent cheekbones and a low bridge of nose, with a typical Mongolian appearance. He looked at the soldier standing in front of him, who was obviously Han, with a look of disdain.

After driving the horse close to the soldier, he opened his mouth and said, "We are"

At this point, the man quickly pulled out the scimitar from his waist, and slashed smoothly. The sharp blade cut from the man's right shoulder to the left rib, but halfway through the stroke may be due to exhaustion or Unable to continue exerting force on his arm, he withdrew the long knife in his hand, and then urged his horse to charge towards the three soldiers who had looked stupid under the city gate.

Everything happened very quickly, the soldiers blocking the way were cut down to the ground in a blink of an eye, and as the knight urged his horse to rush towards the city gate, the companions behind him also moved instantly, urging their horses to chase after him.

When the horse team rushed up, one person finally reacted, turned around and ran towards the city, shouting while running: "Enemy attack, enemy, ah!"

The two soldiers guarding the city gate were cut down without any reaction, and the soldier who turned around and ran back was knocked to the ground by the horse after only a few steps. Trampled to death by the hooves of the rear horses.

The sudden change under the city gate caused the people on the tower to lose their minds for a short time, but they had already reacted when the horse team rushed into the city gate. up the gong.

"clang clang"

The ear-piercing sound of the gong reverberated through the city, waking up countless people who were still asleep. Many people were still dazed while sitting on the bed, not knowing what happened.

However, they still knew the meaning of the gong sound. Some people were cursing the person who was beating the gong for disturbing people's dreams early in the morning, and more people had already got up and started dressing, intending to come out to see what was going on.

At this time, the knights rushing into the city gate were divided into two groups. One group had already observed the surrounding terrain. Someone took out a shovel and started digging beside the city gate. Two groups of two unloaded a thick pipe from the horse and dug in the pit. After it was finished, the two carried the thick tube here and put it away, and someone next to it moved a slightly smaller short tube and put it aside, and a simple Franco cannon position was built.

The other group quickly dismounted after entering the city gate, and then took an iron pipe or bow and arrow from the horse, and rushed up the city wall along the horse path.

At this time, the few soldiers on the city wall, except for those who were still beating the gong, had already rushed here, using their condescending advantage to block the enemies rushing up from below.

"bang bang bang"

Several iron pipes emitted green smoke at this time, and after a crisp sound of gunshots, two Bansheng soldiers standing in front screamed and fell to the ground. Taking advantage of this gap, a strong Ming army rushed to the city wall. He only had a scimitar in his hand, but he kept waving it, blocking two arrows and a spear that were stabbing.

The soldiers behind kept going up the city wall, and the resisters fell to the ground quickly. When the Ming army rushed into the city tower, Ban Shengbing, who had been beating the gong just now, threw away the gong stick in his hand and squatted down with his head in his hands. On the ground, shouting in his mouth: "I surrender, I surrender."

It's just that his surrender was followed by a ruthless machete falling on the top of his head. Just as his head was missing, a soldier outside the city tower had already opened his bow and arrow, and shot the arrow in his hand towards the outside of the city without hesitation.

When the arrow flew out, there was a long and mournful howl, "咻".

The sound of the arrow was shot, which meant that the city gate had been controlled. Yu Dayou, who was more than ten miles away, heard the sound of the bamboo whistle coming from a distance, raised his hand without hesitation, and then slashed forward fiercely.

"Da da da da."

The sound of horseshoes sounded, and then it became denser. A large group of cavalry passed by him and rushed towards the direction of Bansheng City.

After passing several teams of cavalry, Yu Dayou also urged his horses to follow, and there were countless Ming army knights following behind him.

A small group of people temporarily controlled the city gate, but they could not withstand the counterattack of the defenders in the city. They wanted to enter the city before the enemy took back the city gate, and time was running out.

The reason why this time was chosen for the surprise attack was because the spied intelligence showed that the Ban Shengbing who defended the city did not have much discipline at all, and they were lazy when they got up in the morning, and most importantly, no one would have thought that they would be attacked here .

The sound of the gong on the tower had stopped, but someone still went out of the room and walked onto the street, approaching the tower to see what happened.

Most of them are people living near the city gate. They heard the sound of gunfire and the shouts of "enemy attack", and the people living in the city also began to speed up the movements of their hands at this time, quickly dressed and picked up their knives and guns to prepare Go out and gather.

There is no way, the sound of the sound of the arrow is too harsh.

When it summoned friendly troops from a distance to come to support, it also warned the people in the city, indicating that something happened at the city gate.

The first few Bansheng soldiers who approached hadn't reached the gate of the city, but they were knocked down by a row of bird guns shot down from the tower, and the remaining two or three dragged their injured friends beside them and ran back. Quickly hid behind the room, only two unlucky ones were left lying there, howling miserably.

Human figures began to appear on the street, a few, a dozen, dozens, and finally the end of the street was full of soldiers with various weapons, and they began to form formations far away from the city gate.

A leading officer begins the formation, with shields in the first two ranks, followed by men with spears and scimitars, and lastly the archers.

After quickly arranging the offensive lineup, Ban Shengbing began to advance towards the city gate under the supervision of the officer.

They already knew from the people who fled back from the front that there were not many enemies at the city gate, only a dozen or so people.

But they had no time to waste, the sound of the enemy's arrows meant that their army was still outside the city, and they were just dead soldiers waiting for follow-up support.

The city gate must be recaptured as soon as possible and closed to prevent the enemy from rushing into the city, although until now they don't know who the enemy is.

These Bansheng soldiers are all Bailian believers who escaped from the pass, but most of them are farmers. After arriving here, they discarded their farm tools and spent all day with the weapons in their hands. Soldiers are still far behind.

Therefore, after gathering hundreds of people, they began to attack the city gate, trying to take advantage of the superiority in numbers to regain control of the city gate in one fell swoop.

Hula la, the Bansheng soldiers crowded together and pushed towards the city gate, marching like a tortoise, naturally became the best target for the two Fran cannons.

"Bang, bang."

After the two explosions, two bloody alleys appeared in the crowded Bansheng soldiers, and the wailing sounded loudly.

But that's not the end, that's when someone yells out that the enemy charges are taking a long time, rush over and eliminate them.

"Bang, bang."

There were two more cannon shots, and the iron bullets penetrated into the chaotic crowd again, and many people either fell to the ground, or wailed while holding on to their stumped limbs.

Ban Shengbing, who was still healthy, had seen such a bloody scene there, and the morale of the army was shaken in an instant, and some people had already started to retreat, trying to escape from here.

When the Fran cannon fired, these Bailian believers already knew who the enemy was. No one else had such a firearm in this land, but the Ming army they regarded as enemies.

Not only the Mongols knew that the Ming army was equipped with Franco cannons that could be fired quickly, but the Han Chinese who defected from the pass naturally also knew about it.

This weapon has sharp firepower, and it can be fired continuously without interruption, which is very powerful.

Now, there are at least two such artillery on the opposite side, how can they charge in the crowded street?
We can't fight like this. The leader who came here first saw that the two sides hadn't fought yet, and there were already nearly a hundred casualties on his side. The morale of the key troops was greatly damaged.

But the idea is good, but there is no chance to regain the city gate.

"Boom"

There was a dense sound of horseshoes outside the city, as if thunderclouds in the distance were approaching the city, and the ground under their feet began to tremble slightly.

"It's broken, it's too late."

The leader didn't know if he knew that the Ming army could not be stopped from entering the city. He looked at the dense houses around him and shouted loudly: "Go into the house to hide, let the Ming dog into the city to fight." '

Under the call of the leader, the rest of the Bansheng soldiers retreated quickly, and people kept breaking open the door and rushing in to hide.

"Archer, aim in the direction of the city gate, and when the dog enters the city, shoot them with random arrows."

The leader retreated while deploying manpower to defend, the most important thing was to use bows and arrows to shoot at the Ming cavalry that rushed into the city.

"Street fighting, who is afraid of whom."

At this time, this is what he thought in his mind. As long as the Ming army enters the city, there are more than 2000 soldiers in the city, and they will be dragged in the city. The boss should report to Dahan and Qingshankou, and the reinforcements will come , At that time, all this Ming army will be wiped out.

Relying on his familiarity with the terrain, the leader didn't care about the Ming army rushing into the city at all, and he couldn't stop it anyway.

At this time, in the palace not far behind him, Zhao Quan and Li Zixin also gathered together to discuss the situation in front of them.

Among the Bailian believers in Bansheng City, Qiu Fu is naturally the leader, and the two of them are below.

But right now, Qiu Fu led some people to attack Xuan Mansion with Al Da Khan, leaving Zhao Quan and Li Zixin to guard Bansheng City.

When the gong sounded loudly, the two had already woken up from their sleep, and immediately sent people out to investigate.

Before anyone came back, they heard the sound of arrows piercing the air, and they knew that they were attacked by the enemy, but they didn't know who the enemy was for a while.

Although the recognized master of the tribes on the grassland is Alda Khan, after all, there are many tribes, large and small, and some of them have been coveting this board for a long time, so they don't know if there are any tribes who want to take advantage of it. Altan Khan took the opportunity to attack the Ming Dynasty and seized Bansheng City.

But as the sound of several rounds of Fran's machine guns reached their ears, they knew where the enemy was coming from, the Ming army.

During the war with the Ming Dynasty, Al Da Khan also captured some bird guns equipped by the Ming army more or less in his hands, but he did not have the Fran cannon.

The Ming army was also very expensive about this kind of weapon, and it was mostly used in the defense of important castles, and the main fortresses were naturally not easy to break through.

Therefore, on the grasslands, the Tartars do have bird guns, but there are not many intact ones, and even fewer can use them skillfully, and there is absolutely no such weapon as the Franco cannon.

The two leaders discussed together for a while, and quickly made a decision. Zhao Quan immediately went out of the city to Qingshan Pass, summoned thousands of troops there to return to help, and surrounded and killed the unknown number of Ming troops.

For them, it has been judged in such a short period of time that the number of the Ming army is not very large, maybe it is the elite of the border town, but the maximum number is two to 3000.

Fight street battles with the Ming army in Bansheng City to hold them back, waiting for thousands of troops from Qingshankou to return to help.

At the same time, in order to prevent being intercepted by the sentry cavalry of the Ming army, several groups of messengers were sent to send letters to Qiu Fu who followed Altan Khan to the Xuanfu. The purpose was naturally to hope to get a support from Altan Khan.

The Ming army has not been out of the Great Wall for many years, and the nearest place is Datong, so they judged that this Ming army might have come from there.

As for Zhao Quan, he naturally brought soldiers from the city to fight with the Ming army.

"With the Franco cannon, it happened to be a gift for us, hehe"

After Zhao Quan and Li Zixin discussed it properly, Zhao Quan left the palace with more than 30 people on horseback, and left the city from the other side of the city gate to Qingshan Pass. The Ming army was caught off guard.

Ban Shengbing ran into the houses on both sides of the street. At first, in the eyes of Ming army officers, he thought it was an isolated phenomenon. Seeing the loss, some soldiers deserted and chose to run away.

But soon he discovered that Ban Shengbing seemed to be running towards the houses on both sides in an organized manner, and the soldiers who came behind were also intercepted and dispersed soon, so he understood the enemy's plan.

The sound of horseshoes sounded behind him, and the Ming army led by Yu Dayou had arrived at the gate of the city. They found that there was no fierce battle for the gate as expected, and they stopped their horses within a stone's throw of the gate.

It wasn't until the Ming army who seized the city on the top of the city signaled that a small group of Ming army cavalry rushed over to investigate the reality.

"Go and report to General Yu, the Tartars can't take back the city gate, they are now scattered among the houses in the city."

(End of this chapter)