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Chapter 1231
Qianqing Palace.

"Father, have you forgotten Wang Xian's Shandong army?" Zhu Zhanji said shamelessly. He was very afraid of Shandong from the beginning. In order to guard against Shandong's army, he set up three lines of defense in Cangzhou, Langfang and Daxing , There are [-] troops stationed in Daxing alone, and he doesn't believe that the Shandong army can break through layer by layer.

However, to frighten the emperor, it is reasonable to ask for more soldiers and horses.Zhu Zhanji said softly: "How about withdrawing part of the army from Juyongguan?"

"No!" Zhu Gaochi refused again.

"Your Highness, on your way back to Beijing, the Marquis of Chengshan sent an urgent report that Liu Sheng had already started to attack Juyongguan. Although the attack was not violent, it should be to cooperate with Wang Xian to contain my Juyongguan army." Yang Shiqi explained for the emperor: " But we really can't send troops away, once there is a gap in the strength of Juyongguan, Liu Sheng will probably turn a false attack into a real attack!"

"Hey!" Seeing that the proposal was rejected again, Zhu Zhanji couldn't help feeling sullen and irritated: "Father, order the vassal kings to fight for the king! When do you expect those officials with foreign surnames to see the soldiers?!"

"Nonsense!" Zhu Gaochi refused flatly without even thinking about it. In order to cut down the vassals, Emperor Jianwen even took his own throne. How could he go the other way and release these monsters out of the cage again after eliminating all their threats?
In the end, being beaten by Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Gaochi agreed to give him command of the [-] Liaodong soldiers who had already arrived in Miyun.

Only then did Zhu Zhanji reluctantly agree, and quit with the two bachelors.He is like a red-eyed gambler who wants to squeeze out the last bit of his old father's coffin, and then take all his belongings to the casino to make money!
It's just that his casino is a battlefield; his bets are soldiers and horses; his winning or losing is his own fate!

After leaving Qianqing Palace, the three of them felt as if they had passed away, only then did they realize that the mid laners under their official robes were all drenched in cold sweat.

"Anyway, I finally won a month's time." Yang Shiqi sighed long, his face still ached from the slap.

"Don't say anything," Zhu Zhanji said in a cold voice with a dark face, "Scholar Yang and I will fight Wang Xian, and the capital will be handed over to the chief assistant!"

"Both of you must return in triumph." Yang Shiqi smiled wryly and said, "Otherwise, we will all have to confess in this one."

"Absolutely not!" Zhu Zhanji said viciously: "Gu is the son of destiny! I will never lose to anyone!"

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Before leaving the capital, Zhu Zhanji did one more thing. He ordered Hu Quan to escort all the family members of Wang Xianjun's officers and soldiers to Tongzhou.Originally, he wanted to bring Yinling and Yu Qian along with him, but when he learned that the emperor had brought her into the palace yesterday, His Royal Highness had no choice but to give up.

Then Zhu Zhanji and Yang Rong went out of the city and rushed to Tongzhou to command the siege!

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Tongzhou City has been attacked by the army for a day. Seeing that there are more and more troops outside the city, the offensive is getting more and more fierce. The army even brought in all kinds of siege equipment, a large amount of pine torch wood, Obviously, it is time to fight at night and attack the city with wheels regardless of black and white!
The situation in the city is not optimistic. Not only is the strength of the troops far inferior to the enemy's, what's more terrible is that the coach Wang Xian is not in the city.But the more than [-] soldiers showed no fear, because Mo Wen was in charge of them now.

Wang Xian is an all-rounder, and he is also regarded as excellent in military attainments, but compared with the unborn military genius Mo Wen, he is still quite inferior.Mo Wen's talents are all in leading the army and fighting. As soon as he went to Mongolia, he willingly took the position of a staff officer, and did his best to assist Wang Xian to show his might. Now it's finally time for him to show his skills.

To put it bluntly, Wang Xian left the mess on Mo Wen.At that time, Yang Rong's army outside the city attacked the city madly, and there were still more than 1 officers and soldiers in the city who had not disarmed. The city was completely cleared.More than 2 prisoners were held in the granary that was evacuated by the officers and soldiers, and only more than 1000 people were guarded, and they returned to the city with the rest of the troops.

At this time, the prince's army had arrived in Tongzhou and joined the siege sequence.The pressure on the defenders suddenly increased, and the city was in chaos. As soon as Mo Wen arrived, he immediately stabilized the situation.I saw that he redistributed the troops defending the city in an orderly manner, and reasonably distributed the generals and horses in his hand to the four walls of the city. There were still [-] soldiers and horses left to maneuver and use them to support everywhere at any time.

Although it is said that the outcome of a war is the result of all the soldiers fighting together, the role of a super general cannot be overestimated.A city with Mo Wen in charge is completely different from a city without Mo Wen in charge.He completely filled the blank of Wang Xian's absence, allowing the soldiers to have a backbone again, and they no longer have to worry about those who have what they have. They only need to follow his instructions and complete the mobilization and combat in an orderly manner, and the siege enemy can be easily defeated. The army fought back again and again.

As a result, the officers and soldiers attacked until dark, but they didn't get half of the bargain. They had to leave thousands of corpses behind, and Ming Jin returned to the camp in desperation.But everyone knows that today's siege is just a prelude.After all, the prince and Yang Rong's army needs to be coordinated and unified, so many siege equipment need to be adjusted and prepared, and the worst battle will really start after they are ready overnight.

Mo Wen was not idle either. He re-adjusted the army's deployment and established a three-dimensional defense system in view of the characteristics of Tongzhou City's high walls, thick walls and complete facilities.He also ordered people to open the warehouse of the Ministry of War in the east of Tongzhou City, and transported all the gunpowder cans, thunderstones, bed crossbows, and artillery piled up in the warehouse to the top of the city, and raised the defense system, which was already very powerful, to a terrifying level. degree.

As soon as the mist cleared the next morning, the prince and Yang Rong commanded the siege army, pushing hundreds of chariots, hook ladders, building carts, ballistas, and more than [-] people on foot and cavalry, swarming to attack the southern city wall.

I saw the heavy chariot crushing the frost all over the ground, and the [-] army with swords and guns, shining coldly, overwhelming the sky and covering the earth.If it was an ordinary defender, just looking at the aura of devouring the world, they would be so frightened that they would abandon the city and run away.

However, Mo Wen had already judged that the officers and soldiers would give up the siege on all sides and only attack the south side of the city. They concentrated their forces on the south wall in advance, and pushed dozens of cannons made by the Bingjue Bureau and the Ordnance Bureau to the top of the city. .

The officers and soldiers were still a mile away, so Mo Wen ordered to fire the cannons. The soldiers lit the fuses of the cannons with torches. Amidst the roaring roar of the cannons, countless shells roared and smashed into the densely packed officers and soldiers!
Although the cannonballs made by the imperial court are solid, if they are fired from a high position, their power will not only double?Every time a shell fell into the formation of the army, it would kill dozens of enemy troops.Booming on those huge siege equipment, it was immediately smashed into pieces!

Dozens of shells bombed down, and the officers and soldiers could no longer maintain a neat team.Seeing this, Zhu Zhanji immediately ordered the formation to disperse and approach the city wall at full speed, not giving the defenders a chance to show off their weapons.At the same time, the officers and soldiers were ordered to fight back with cannons. The cannons were booming, and the two armies were shooting at each other!
It's just that the city wall of Tongzhou is too high, and it is difficult for the artillery shells of the official army to hit the defenders on the city. When they hit the solid city wall, they can only leave a shallow white mark!

However, there were too many officers and troops, and under the command of His Highness the Crown Prince himself, the army approached the city wall despite the artillery fire from the top of the city, and began to shoot at the top of the city with bows, crossbows and muskets.All of a sudden, thousands of arrows shot at the city, the battlements were like raindrops of arrows, and the hanging cards were like hedgehogs!
At the same time, the officers and soldiers began to erect ladders, preparing to climb the city wall, but they were horrified to find that there was a thick layer of ice on the city wall of Tongzhou, which was fine yesterday.That was the result of Mo Wen ordered the soldiers to pour water on the city wall last night. In the twelfth lunar month, Beijing dripped into ice, and a thick layer of ice formed overnight. No wonder the shells hit the city wall and left white marks!

Don't look at that inconspicuous layer of ice, but it caused great trouble for the siege troops. Their ladders were placed on top of it, and they couldn't hold on to it at all. The defenders on the top pushed with spears, and the ladders slipped and slid down. Fall, and break the officers and soldiers above.

Fortunately, the prince was well prepared, the ladder was useless, and the large siege equipment was not afraid of this thin layer of ice. The officers and soldiers braved the arrows and stones, and pushed a tall building cart, a cart, and a hook ladder to the ground. Under the city, rely on these equipment to swarm up!

It's a pity that the defenders were already prepared. Apart from regular programs such as bows, crossbows, muskets, and rolling oil, they also dropped countless medicine pots and thunderstones from the top of the city... This is a grenade-like weapon made by the Military Weapons Bureau for the officers and soldiers. .Because there was an explosion in Beijing, it was moved to Tongzhou for storage, but it was cheaper, Mo Wen.

Countless watermelon-sized stone, iron, and porcelain jars were dropped and exploded on the siege equipment.Those in the middle were directly blown away by the volley. What's more terrifying is that the jar was filled with iron nails and stones.In just a cup of tea, the officers and soldiers who were densely packed with ants on the building car were swept away!
The defenders dropped the oil cans and torches, and the siege equipment that had temporarily lost the protection of the soldiers immediately ignited a raging fire. Shouting and scurrying around, the comrades backed away in fright, and no one dared to approach those burning instruments.

Zhu Zhanji didn't care about the casualties of the soldiers at all, and still ordered the follow-up troops to regroup and continue to use all means to attack the city.Reluctantly, under Mo Wen's tricks and tricks, he tried again and again without success, and fought until late at night, but still could not attack the top of the city. Zhu Zhanji left nearly [-] corpses under Yang Rong's persuasion , Reluctantly, Ming Jin withdrew his troops.

A crescent moon hangs high in the sky, covering the blood-red city with icy radiance.

(End of this chapter)