At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 27
The Ming army didn't care how the Wala people acted, they only followed one principle, and fought steadily and steadily.

Under the protection of the rattan players, the trebuchet moved forward little by little, and everyone gathered under the trebuchet. If they saw cavalry attacking, they would stop and fight.

Wait for the opponent to withdraw, and then move on.

After being repulsed several times in a row, Boyan almost went crazy.

For this reason, he has thought of all the ways he can think of.

For example, cover the mouth and nose with a cloth, then cover the mouth and nose of the horse, and even cover the eyes of the horse. Although a horse can fight with its eyes blindfolded as long as it is skilled in riding, but people's eyes can't be covered, right?

The problem now is that lime powder is specialized in the eyes, unless you also cover your eyes and beat people in the dark.

"General, withdraw!"

Boyan looked at the trebuchet moving slowly in front of the Ming army's position, and sighed in his heart, what are you doing, can you fight well?

Come out and fight, is it so difficult?
"withdraw!"

Back at the camp, Boyan went first to plead guilty, but saw Wang Lin also there.

When Wang Lin saw Boyan, he hurriedly saluted and said, "I have seen the great general!"

Boyan was holding back his anger, and ignored him, and said to him first: "Brother, the Ming army is sticking to the catapult, and there is no way to attack it!"

Also sighed first, shook his head and said: "I told you earlier, don't be reckless, think of a way, what effect can you bring people over like this?"

Although Boyan looked reluctant, he was helpless.

Ye Xian said again: "Wang Lin, tell Boyan about your idea just now, I think it is feasible."

When Boyan heard this, he was very dissatisfied and said, "What idea does he have?"

"Look, you said you were reckless, here we go again!"

After finishing speaking first, he winked at Wang Lin.

Wang Lin understood, and hurriedly said: "I thought that the Ming army's trebuchets were built by cutting logs on the spot. Wood is most afraid of fire. As long as you seize the right time, it can be destroyed by a fire."

Boyan frowned and said, "You sound good, we can't reach the trebuchet at all, how do we light it?"

But Wang Lin smiled mysteriously and said, "You don't have to rush to the front to light the fire!"

Boyan was very puzzled, and impatiently said: "What's your idea, kid, tell me quickly, what's the matter!"

"Don't worry, General!" Wang Lin said cautiously with a respectful expression, "Just put kerosene on the arrow, ignite it and throw it far away..."

Snapped!
Boyan slapped Wang Lin on the shoulder and said excitedly, "Okay, this plan works!"

Wang Lin bared his teeth in pain, but could only force a smile.

"Brother!" Boyan swept away his frustration and became excited, "Leave this matter to me. Tonight, fire, fire..."

Having said that, Boyan was suddenly at a loss for words, so he looked at Wang Lin and asked, "What did you say? Why is the fire burning?"

"Huozhao?" Wang Linzheng's hungry stomach was growling, and he said subconsciously, "Huozhao is still delicious from Baoding Mansion..."

Seeing the anger in Boyan's eyes, he suddenly reacted, and quickly changed his words: "It's called... Huoshao... Lianying, yes, Huoshao Lianying!"

At night, when the Ming army was resting, a sharp bamboo whistle suddenly sounded from the outer guard post.

This is the signal of an enemy attack, and everyone takes action immediately.

At this time, the large forces had withdrawn in batches, and there were less than 2 people left in the position.

"Your Majesty, Oirat attacked at night!"

Fan Zhong's expression was hurried, as if he was facing an enemy, but he saw Zhu Qizhen's calm face.

"Come on, come on, what are you worried about? You can fight as you do during the day, and you can fight at night!"

"Yes!"

Fan Zhong went down to deliver the order, and the camp was brightly lit, and everyone was busy in a tense and orderly manner.

"Prepare……"

"put!"

Lime bombs drew arcs under the moonlight and smashed towards the attacking Oirat cavalry.

Boyan watched from afar, with a smile on his lips.

Maybe it was because he lacked one eye, or maybe it was because the firelight was too dim, in short, his smiling expression was a bit... ferocious.

"Pass down the order, the feint attacking troops will retreat, everyone, come forward with me!"

In tonight's attack, Boyan finally stopped being reckless, and instead divided his troops into two groups. First, the feigned attacking troops lit torches and attacked from the west.

The main force took advantage of this opportunity to sneak to the south, only waiting for the Ming army to set the attack direction to the west, and then secretly looking for an opportunity to launch a fatal blow.

Since it was night, the Ming army did not notice it. In fact, the enemy army they faced was only a few dozens of people.

Boyan personally led the main force to rush forward, and suddenly ignited a fire before it was about to be exposed.

This location is about two hundred steps away from the Ming army camp, which is beyond the range of ordinary bows and arrows. However, as long as the shooting angle is raised and the speed of the horse is running, it can still be done.

Sure enough, the Ming army found another army rushing from the south, and hurriedly turned to the direction of the catapult, and rearranged the defense line.

Immediately afterwards, I saw rockets flying across the darkness of the night sky and flying towards the trebuchets on the ground.

"Pay attention to defense!"

The soldiers in the front row tried their best to raise the shields in their hands, but this time, all the arrows of the Oirats were thrown at a very high angle, and the defensive forces on the ground could not stop them at all.

"Don't panic, keep loading and attack!"

Under Chen Ying's command, the trebuchet continued to throw lime bombs one by one. At the same time, the Oirats' rockets rained down. The Ming army camp was full of wood. The front ends of these arrows were all smeared with pine oil, which was very easy ignite.

Seeing the lime bomb fall, Boyan adjusted his formation again, ordered everyone to disperse, and continued to throw rockets at the Ming army's position.

These people didn't attack, they just kept walking one hundred to two hundred steps in front of the Ming army's formation, until they shot all the arrows on their bodies, and then retreated.

The battle ended early, but the fire lasted until dawn. Zhu Qizhen originally thought it was just an ordinary night attack, but he didn't expect that the other party would study the art of war and set himself on fire.

That night, the Ming army suffered heavy losses. Most of the tents were burned, and more than 30 trebuchets were destroyed.

"Your Majesty, let's withdraw!"

The generals gathered together and suggested Zhu Qizhen to evacuate.

To this day, the Wala people have found a way to crack it, and if they stay any longer, the predicament of Tumu Fort will reappear.

Zhu Qizhen didn't think so, when he was fighting the fire just now, his brow was almost burnt off, and he left in such a despondent way, how could he swallow this breath?

I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, don't you want to lose face!

"Chen Ying!"

Chen Ying hurried forward: "The minister is here!"

"How many catapults are available now?"

"Return to the emperor, there are 65 more."

Zhu Qizhen nodded, and called his name again: "Chen Huai!"

"Chen is here!"

"How much lime powder is there?"

"About 2000 catties, enough to make a hundred lime bombs!"

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while, and then said: "Tear down all the tents and make them into lime bombs!"

"Yes!" Chen Huai agreed, and asked again, "Your Majesty, do you want to continue burning?"

"Don't burn it!" Zhu Qizhen smiled mysteriously and said, "There is an important task that only the Qing family can handle!"

(End of this chapter)