Wanli 1592

Chapter 19

The battle continued, and the battle was fierce above and below the city, but the Ming army on the city had the upper hand, and the rebels below the city had to look up to attack, lacking the protection of the shield soldiers, they were always in danger, and the Ming army on the city was defeated. The shield soldiers were closely guarded, with guns, arrows, and rolling logs and rocks. The rebels under the city were beaten all over their heads. After an hour of fierce fighting, the attack of the second thousand-man team failed completely. Unable to bear the loss of such a large number of soldiers, he suppressed his anger and called for gold to withdraw his troops, and two or three hundred defeated troops retreated in a hurry.

The Ming army withstood the second wave of the rebel attack, and everyone rejoiced and celebrated another victory.

"Hahahaha! General, in the past two hours or so, at least a thousand people were killed by the bandit soldiers, and the two thousand-man squadrons have been sent back to us. Let's see how many troops he has! They claim to be [-], I guess That's less than [-]! I lost [-]% of the soldiers in two hours, let me see how arrogant they are! Hahahahaha!"

Zhao Hu and his carefree, fought an extremely carefree battle, suppressing the rebels so much that they couldn't hold their heads up. The firearms that were thought to be of no use were brilliant. With a full head, the volley of the hundred guns was really spectacular, not only the sound was mighty, but also the lethality was great, directly beating the rebels below to the point of cutting off their arms and legs.

"It's not the big ones who are directly killed, but the wounded soldiers who were hit by the lead are the big ones. They will die after they go back, and the results of this battle will also be counted on your heads... By the way, what is the loss of our army? , have the statistics come out?"

Xiao Ruxun is very concerned about the damage in this battle.

Chen Xie brought the statistical report and replied: "Our army killed 86 people, 39 were slightly injured, and [-] were seriously injured."

Xiao Ruxun immediately said: "The lightly wounded must ensure their lives, and the seriously wounded must be treated with all their strength. They are all well-trained veterans. If they are gone, it will take a lot of time to train a new soldier. Tell the doctor not to Be stingy with medicinal materials. When the medicinal materials are gone, they can be planted and harvested again. When people are gone, they are really gone. For those who died in battle, they should pay more pensions, return the corpses to their families, and give more cloth and food."

Chen Xie nodded in agreement.

"The rebel army suffered serious setbacks this time, and they will definitely go back to rectify their troops and horses to learn their lessons. The next battle will be even more difficult. You should be more careful. There must be no shortage of shield soldiers, and uninterrupted firearm attacks."

The generals clasped their fists and agreed.

Xiao Ruxun nodded reassuringly, and turned his gaze to the south.

Will Wei Xuezeng's reinforcements come, or when will they come?There are many rebels, and the battle will become more and more difficult to fight in the future. If they frantically increase reinforcements and attack again, the situation will be even worse. If necessary, they need to use some tactics to win.

Xiao Ruxun's prediction and memory were correct. On the afternoon of the second day of the war, when the Ming army repelled the siege rebels for the sixth time, a black and organized cavalry came from the southwest, which made many Ming generals look pale. Turning pale, the soldiers were uneasy.

This day and a half the rebels attacked the city very frequently, fighting six times in a row, and the protection was more perfect. In order to guard against the bird guns, even the large carts for transporting supplies were dismantled and used as shields, which did reduce their own casualties. The number of casualties was about 300, and about 30 people from the Ming army died in battle, including more than [-] musketeers, which would have been a huge casualty ratio at other times.

Xiao Ruxun's face was very calm, it was expected that the cavalry from the Rabbit's troops would come to help, and in the battle of attacking and defending the city, the cavalry was at best only a deterrent.

"General, the thieves seem to have reinforcements coming. Judging by their attire, they must be captives!"

Zhao Hu came over with a surprised expression, and Chen Xie and Wang Hui also had expressions of uneasiness.

Xiao Ruxun just nodded calmly: "It's expected."

The third general had a strange expression when he heard the words, and seeing Xiao Ruxun sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, he felt inexplicably at ease.

"Caolu cavalry came to help, and Xiaobai also put a lot of effort into it. After all, it is a cavalry team that cannot attack the city. The attack still depends on the infantry under Xiaoyun's men. As for the cavalry, it is only said that it can be used after the city is broken, or simply Dismount from horses and become infantry. With the relationship between captives and worshipers, that is, to use each other, it is absolutely impossible to use precious cavalry to fight infantry. The most important thing is to be strong and powerful, so don't worry! We just need to defend the city with all our heart."

Having said that, Xiao Ruxun was thinking about the possibility of eating the three thousand cavalrymen. Although the worship was eliminated, the captives were even more hateful. The entire battle of Ningxia was not the main point of defense for the Ming court. What Ting was really worried about was the captives behind Gubai, the leaders of the Hetao Mongolian tribe headed by Zhulitu.

We have to teach them a lesson, so that they can weigh in and out whether it is appropriate or not when they want to play the autumn wind in the future.

If that's the case, we have to lay the groundwork early...

Seeing Xiao Ruxun's calm and composed appearance, everyone felt relieved and did what they should do, and defended the city seriously. Not long after, the seventh attack of the rebel army launched.

This time the attack was very strong, and the rebels actually mobilized two thousand-man teams to attack the city. The Ming army fought hard. When the battle reached sunset, the rebel camp retreated, and the rebels left four or five hundred soldiers behind. The corpse fled back in a hurry, and the Ming army still couldn't help but fired shells until the rebels left the shooting range.

After the rebels retreated, the Ming army began to prepare dinner. The war was urgent and the soldiers needed to be fed. There was enough food in the city for four months, so Xiao Ruxun ordered the supply of food to be open. All pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks, etc. in the city were bought. , Slaughter to supplement nutrition for the soldiers, to ensure that each soldier can eat at least one meal of meat every day, and let him drink the worst broth, and let the supply of salt and oil be released. If you don’t eat salt, you will have no strength. This is also the case in the army. Big taboo, let the soldiers eat enough to have the strength to fight, so that there will be no complaints.

While eating, General Zhao Hu, Wang Hui and Chen Xie were called by Xiao Ruxun to the shop on the city wall. Hearing Xiao Ruxun's explanation, the three generals widened their eyes. requirements.

Wealth is in danger!
In the tent of the commander in chief of the rebel army camp, Qiao Yun looked at the two rebel generals kneeling under the tent viciously, his eyes were bigger than copper bells, and on the left side of the main seat sat a tall and rough man , playing with a gorgeous dagger in his hand, this person is the Mongolian captive Litu who came to aid with a team of three thousand horses. Traitor.

"The siege is not going well, and I lost five hundred troops! What face do you have to come to see me?! Push it out! Cut it!!"

Xu Shilitu's slightly contemptuous attitude angered Xiao Yun, who hadn't intended to kill people, but ordered the two to be beheaded, so he couldn't lose face.

Seeing Xiao Yun's furious look, Zhuo Litu was too embarrassed to say the ironic words full of belly. If you really say it, everyone's face will be ugly. Zhuo Litu took the money and took the benefits. You took the money and took the benefits You have to do something, otherwise your reputation will be bad, and where will anyone come to you in the future to do such good deeds?
"Qi Yun, your father asked me to come here to help you. I am here now, but you also know that I can't break open the tortoise shell of the Han people. If you don't break it open Kouzi, my [-] iron cavalry can’t reach the city even if they descended from heaven, so how can we help you defeat the enemy? It’s up to you to find a way!”

Seeing Zhulitu's calm and peaceful appearance, Qi Yun felt aggrieved in his heart, but Zhulitu was right, how could the cavalry attack the city?Can't you ride a horse and hit the city wall?Isn't that courting death?Not to mention that the Ming army in the city still had sharp weapons like blunderbusses. With a round of volleys, their own soldiers died all over the city. More than 120 wounded soldiers who were hit by lead bullets did not die in the city, but bled to death after returning to the camp!

"This Xiao Ruxun is also very good at defending the city. You have also seen that I have been attacking the city day and night these days. More than 2000 people have died, but I can't beat it! The Han people are not good at defending the city. Firearms, God knows how they make them so good!"

Zhuo Litu walked forward and patted the young man on the shoulder as if he had come here: "Young man, don't be impatient. I have fought against the Han people almost every year. I don't know the three axes of the Han people? Although the firearms are powerful, the ammunition is limited. , and it can’t be used when it rains, and it can’t be used at all when fighting in the wild. You, don’t be impatient, wait, these Han people are trapped in the city, you can’t get in, but they can’t get out! Wait for them The gunpowder is used up, what are you afraid of?"

Qiao Yun hurriedly asked, "What strategy does Uncle teach me?"

Zhuo Litu whispered a few words in Xiao Yun's ear with a mysterious look, and Xiao Yun blushed when he heard it, overjoyed, and kept thanking Zhuo Litu.

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