eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 489 A strange way of playing

"put!!"

The Tatar side that was besieging the city was still organizing archers to continuously sprinkle arrows on the Guanlou, covering the troops carrying logs and continuing to attack the gate of the Guanlou regardless of life and death.

The tripping posts set up by the city defenders were already filled with corpses, as was the case under the walls of the Guanlou.

The back team steps forward on the body of the front team.

The world here is like hell.

Shi Feng hid under the crenel of the city wall, and he could see something was wrong from the faces of the subordinates around him.

"General, the Tatars are crazy. If this continues, they can rush up by stepping on corpses! Doesn't the imperial court have reinforcements? Should someone be sent to urge them to hurry up?!"

That's all right.

But just as they were about to make arrangements, another group of soldiers with mud and sweat on their faces rushed up on the stairs to close the building.

"Report!! The Tatars also launched an attack in the back mountain!"

Shi Feng was startled, and he immediately said: "Xu Qian, quickly lead 3000 people to support, the guards on the back are not as good as here, they must not be breached!"

"The last general obeys the order!" Although Xu Qian received the order, there was still a trace of struggle on his face, "General Shi, here..."

He meant that it was just as dangerous here.

"It's the only way to do it now. Being caught in front and back, we can only stick to it and wait for help. This is our only way out. So we must hold on."

For some reason, Shi Feng suddenly calmed down, he could clearly hear all the voices beside his ears,

People on our own side are shouting, directing the defense of the city,

The enemy's people are also roaring and charging hard,

The flying arrows pierced through the air, the fire bombs exploded, and the screams were as loud as the heavens.

"Fight! Fight!!"

Following Shi Feng's yell, the temporary pause ended here, and everyone started to move.

Xu Qian waved his hands, "You guys, bring your own people and follow me!"

When he left the Guanlou, he clearly saw Tatars in brown military uniforms stepping up the tower for the first time, while Shi Feng led his men to kill them quickly.

From the night to now, the attack has continued for several hours, and it seems that there is no intention of stopping.

The two sides are using their own limits to seek a life.

On the tower, a dozen Tatar soldiers suddenly climbed up, making everyone very nervous.

Without saying a word, Shi Feng stepped forward with a gun and stabbed him.

The enemy is also brave enough to draw a scimitar to fight him alone.

'bang bang bang'

It was the sound of metal hitting.

Shi Feng fought more and more fiercely, his long spear waved like a dragon, the body of the gun slid across the edge of the knife, sparks flashed, and then he picked it up fiercely, the scimitar in the Tatar's hand flew into the air, at the same time, Shi Feng's hand holding the gun froze. Loosen, the man rushed forward, drew a short knife from his waist, and slashed directly at his face!

puff!
There is a special sluggish feel to the knife as it glides across the meat.

"what!!"

Then there was a piercing scream.

Shi Feng didn't care, he took advantage of the victory and pursued, "Kill!!"

This kind of killing and order seemed to boost the morale of all the Ming army. Dozens of people swarmed up in an instant. Standing up weakly at the edge of the city wall, he gritted his teeth until blood oozes, and finally grabbed the enemy by the hair.

"Die with me!!"

I saw him dragging a Tatar soldier to turn backwards, and the two of them fell freely, falling from the city wall into the urn city inside.

The city wall was more than ten meters high, and when they fell like this, they hit the ground straight, with a 'bang', both of them had their brains shattered.

This kind of tragedy makes people can't help crying.

"Kill the Tartars! Kill the Tartars!!"

I can't tell who is shouting, and no one wants to tell. It's like some kind of "biological signal" sent by the wolf king in the animal world to his wolf cubs, and others follow for no reason, even at the cost of their lives. .

Shi Feng threw the last of this group of people off the city wall, then looked around and found that there were similar dangers in the other crenels, so he started fighting again before he had time to catch his breath.

rear,

In Dayan Khan's tent.

Ma Yiqian was picked up by the collar, "You must be a spy sent by the little emperor of the Ming Dynasty. You have given us such a vicious scheme, causing so many warriors to lose their lives here! Khan, you asked me to kill him!"

"Stop! Calm down!" Dayan Khan said with clenched fists.

At this time, Ma Yiqian couldn't help but feel relaxed, and he was also afraid that if these people were too excited by the casualties, an impulse would really kill him.

As far as he is concerned, he must not change the statement, otherwise the Tatars will make him pay for the dead soldiers.

So he stared straight in the eyes, and said: "If it is a poisonous plan, you can order the withdrawal of troops, and see if the battle will be easier to fight after the reinforcements from the Ming army arrive."

"Don't say any more!"

Dayan Khan was very irritable.

He could see that people fell from the city wall one by one, and some people fell halfway while climbing.

The taller and taller corpses outside the city wall are all his people!

"Khan! Let's retreat! The great thing is that we won't fight this time, let's go back!"

Dayan Khan's eyes turned fierce, "Going back would be a failure! Since then, the Ming court has imposed a strict blockade on us, how are we going to survive the increasingly cold winter?!"

I don't know what happened these few years,

One winter is colder than the other year.

The elders in the tribe said that they had never seen such a situation since they were young.

Maybe it was because they were too hopeless and angered Changshengtian.

In short, the situation is getting worse and worse.

"We are all fighting for the survival of the tribe. This battle must be fought!"

This is just one reason in Dayan Khan's mind. The second reason is that he found that something was wrong after the Ming Dynasty changed emperors.

Some of Ma Yiqian's previous words actually confirmed a certain thought in his heart, that is, the Ming people ushered in their generation of Mingjun again.

Every time such an emperor appeared in the Central Plains Dynasty, he would always be extraordinarily powerful.

Because they have fertile soil and a huge population, they will be able to form a large-scale expeditionary force in a few years, and they will definitely continue to attack the grassland as they did 100 years ago.

So he has no time advantage,

If it drags on, the Ming Dynasty will only become stronger.

Only when they lick their wounds after a battle can the grassland gain time again.

So this battle must be fought,
Fight to the end!
next moment,
There were some cheering sounds faintly outside the account.

They looked up and found that their own soldiers were running back in a panic!
Cheers were the Ming army defending the city.

The casualties were too great, and the proportion of battle damage was too high, even the Tatar army would be defeated.

Fortunately, the Ming army was at the end of its strength at this time, and there was no possibility of going out of the city to pursue it.

Shi Feng breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time sent an order, "Those who are not injured should rest for a while, General Yuan, order your men to carry the wounded down, this battle is not over yet!"

But repelling an enemy attack is the possibility of survival.

Yuan Chuang was somewhat excited.

After that, Shi Feng also sat on the ground,

The offensive and defensive battle at Zijingguan turned into a brutal fierce battle overnight, so fast that he didn't even have time to think about it.

And he was still worried in his heart, what was going on with Xu Qian.

"General Stone."

The subordinate handed him water.

Shi Feng took a big sip, and then said: "There must be some changes in the Tatar tent. A few days ago, he wanted to kill us with fewer casualties, but he changed his strategy overnight. This must happen." Strange. We have to report this matter to the Ming court."

Of course, the most important thing right now is to guard the Bauhinia Pass.

In the 14th year of Zhengtong, Han Qing, the commander of the capital of Shandong Province, a fierce general who was famous in Yongle, died in battle here. According to historical records: Qing gathered more than a hundred riders, resolutely fought back with great righteousness, and was surrounded by arrows ,suicide.

Sixty years on, now it's his turn.

Shi Feng knew that if the enemy continued to attack, they might be able to repel another round or two... But in the end, whether they survived depends on the reinforcements.

If only I could wait a few more days...

"Don't be so sad." Shi Feng kicked the subordinates around him,
"Da Ming has always been stronger than Tatar. Even if we die, His Majesty will avenge us."

He also smiled after speaking.

"Daming Zhongxing is right in front of us. We can't see it, and our children can see it too. At that time, the barbarians will be obedient, all nations will come to court, and the generations of descendants will live in a prosperous age. It's better than we were so useless when we were young. Be nice."

Several people knelt down, and they said tragically with red eyes: "I will follow the general to the death, kill the enemy and serve the country!"

"Okay! Die with everyone as brothers and for the country, happy and happy!"

……

……

On the morning of August 24th in the second year of Zhengde,

The news spread to the capital.

Zhu Houzhao Longyan was furious, "Let me find out, when did the order from the Ministry of War arrive, and how many miles did the commanders in Shandong and Henan travel every day?! During the national war, did some people fear the enemy and fight cowardly! As a result, Bauhinia The defenders of the pass are isolated and helpless! Do you really think I dare not kill people?"

All the ministers were silent.

Wang Bing, Minister of the Ministry of War, said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I have sent people to verify this matter. It is really because the little Tatar prince attacked too quickly. As soon as the imperial decree of the capital arrived on the night of the 22nd, the Tatars suddenly launched a battle to tackle key problems."

"You mean, the little Tartar prince played too beautifully?!"

"I dare not."

Zhu Houzhao snorted angrily, and turned his gaze back to the report, "This battle is very strange, why the Tatars, who have never attacked fortified cities, suddenly changed to attack at any cost under their habitual tactics?

Bauhinia Pass fights like this, but Datong fights like that. What do you think the little Tatar prince is thinking? "

Wang Jia said eagerly: "Your Majesty, no matter what the reason is, once the Bauhinia Pass is breached, the capital will be exposed to the Tatar soldiers, and the guards of the capital are the most important right now!"

Wang Bing replied: "In the Battle of Bauhinia Pass, although the little Tatar prince won, our army fought bravely from general to soldier. More than a thousand, with such casualties, he will never be able to attack the capital!"

"But the people in the city don't know that people in the capital are panicking now, and they still need to deal with it early."

Zhu Houzhao could also feel the brutality of the war from the lines. He was also very distressed when Shangzhi's personal guard encountered such casualties, but at this time the little Tatar prince should also be exhausted.

"Decree was sent to the commanders in Henan and Shandong, asking them to harass the enemy and make meritorious deeds! If the Tatars are allowed to rush to the capital like a game, I will definitely kill their heads!"

As Wang Bing said, this Tatar army cannot pose a threat to the capital.

However, the political impact caused by breaking through the Bauhinia Pass and arriving at Gyeonggi was enormous.

To some extent, Dayan Khan now has the initiative, because the strength of the Ming army cannot be mobilized at will, especially the troops in Beijing.

But Zhu Houzhao is not Zhu Qizhen after all, he will not let the Tatars find time to lick their wounds, no matter what Dayan Khan will do next, as long as he enters the North China Plain, the Ming army will keep sending people to harass him .

Even if he was bled slowly, he would also be released to death.

At this point in the battle, it was time to draw to a close.

(End of this chapter)