Ming Dynasty Road

Chapter 6 Crisis Moments

The Tartars managed to get to the top of the city, and retreated as soon as they said it. Zhao Yi looked into the distance suspiciously, only to see a dark patch on the horizon in the distance, and there were tens of thousands of Tartar cavalry reflected in his eyes. . "

Tens of thousands of iron cavalry galloped on the ground, roaring like rolling thunder. The soldiers of the Tumubao had never seen so many Tartar cavalry. Usually, a hundred or so people looted them. How could they know that there are so many Tartar cavalry today? With so many, all of them suddenly turned pale.

How can a small earth-wood fortress withstand the attack of tens of thousands of troops? Now the Tartars are about to attack the city. As long as they attack the city gate, the earth-wood fortress will definitely not be able to hold it. But I don’t know why so many soldiers came to attack this time. Civil Fort.

It turns out that Manchuria has suffered a famine in recent days. If food is not obtained, the people of Manchuria will not be able to survive. The ruler of Manchuria, Huang Taiji, will order an army to suppress the country. The civil fort is only the first stop. These Zhao Yi and others think they are unknown.

Rao Niu Yong, who was so nervous, also had a pale face, and the muscles on his face trembled unnaturally, and said in an unnatural voice: "Commander, what should we do? There are so many Tartars, how can we deal with it?"

Looking at the ashen-faced soldiers, Zhao Yi's eyes flashed sharply at this moment, and he shouted excitedly at the soldiers: "Since we have eaten the food of the common people, we can't shrink back at this moment. You and I are responsible for guarding the soil, sir!" Yong, before the enemy army arrives, you lead people to organize the villagers to retreat, and you are looking for some flammable things to send to the city wall, and give the order that if any soldier dares to retreat at this moment, he will be beheaded on the spot."

Niu Yong led a group of people to carry out the order. Zhao Yi looked at the Tartar cavalry in the distance, and was also shocked. He clenched his fists unwillingly. Could it be that I, Zhao Yi, are going to die in this civil fort.

At this moment, there was a commotion on the city wall. At some point, all the villagers in the fort had gathered on the city wall, all holding quilts and some flammable hay. Among them, Niu Yong looked anxious in the crowd.

Zhao Yi said anxiously: "Once the city gate is broken, the earthen castle will be trampled to the ground. Are you going to bury your life in vain? Niu Yong, how did I explain to you? I cut you off."

Before Niu Yong could reply, the old doctor Zhao Liehu and the old people in the fort all came out and said, "It's not because of Niu Yong, it's because of the villagers themselves. Although we can't kill the enemy with swords, we can die." I will die in the Tumu Fort, and live and die with the soldiers who guard the city." The villagers in the fort also held the determination to die, and each of them looked angry, and their eyes were already wet with tears unconsciously.

On the one hand, Zhao Yi admired everyone's spirit, but on the other hand, he also thought that if all of them died, these people would not be able to run very far under the Tartar cavalry, and they would be chased and killed. It is better for everyone to stay here together.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yi immediately shouted: "Everyone put down the quilts and hide under the city wall. If the Tartars attack the city wall soon, the soldiers will stand in front of me."

The soldiers who were originally timid and had the idea of ​​retreating were also dissipated by the arrival of these villagers. The bloody battle to the end!This was the only thought in everyone's mind. The villagers took their own hoes and poles and squatted inside the city wall one by one, preparing for a decisive battle.

At this time, Zhao Liehu called Yaoyao over and said: "Zhao Yi, my uncle wanted to betroth Yaoyao to you this time to beat the Tartars away, but who knows that there are so many Tartars here, I'm afraid it will be too late now." Well, Yaoyao has lost his parents since he was a child, and he didn't have a good life with me, an old man. Today I will entrust Yaoyao to you. If you can escape this disaster, you can live a good life. "After speaking, with tears in my eyes, I handed Yaoyao's hand to Zhao Yi's.

Zhao Yi's eyes sparkled, he took Yaoyao's hand, and said to Zhao Orion: "Uncle Zhao, don't worry, I will treat Yaoyao well, but this city is really too dangerous now."

The little girl originally had love for Zhao Yi in her heart. Seeing that he cared about her so much, she made up her mind even more. At this time, she didn't care about the three obediences and four virtues. After the city was broken, everyone would die together. Are you still ashamed?He threw himself into Zhao Yi's arms: "Brother Zhao Yi, I will die with you, I will be your man in life, and I will be your ghost in death."

"You..." Zhao Yi was at a loss by Yaoyao, seeing Yaoyao's behavior, Zhao Yi's heart softened, and he was about to persuade Yaoyao to go down the city, only to hear a crash, a huge stone had been smashed On the city wall, Zhao Yi hugged Yaoyao subconsciously, threw Yaoyao under him, the dust was flying, and a piece of the city wall had been smashed down, gravel and clods were everywhere, and the people in the city were also All of them were more or less injured. It turned out that all the soldiers standing on the ground were smashed to death.

Yaoyao was suddenly crushed under Zhao Yi, and she was stunned for a while, until she saw the gap in the city wall, she realized that he was afraid that she would be injured, Yaoyao jumped up from under Zhao Yi, and saw a The dust and gravel were piled on Zhao Yi's body, and she was so frightened that she quickly called out, "Brother Zhao Yi, are you injured?"

Zhao Yi stood up from the dust and didn't care to answer Yaoyao, and shouted at the startled people standing there: "Quickly find a cover and hide, don't stand there stupidly, this is the catapult of the Tartars." Yaoyao pulled to a relatively safe place.

The catapult is the return cannon, which was the weapon brought back by the Mongols during their expedition. When the Mongols went on an expedition to Persia, they found that there was a cannon in the area. The cannon body was made of wood. 150 feet, very powerful.

Hearing Zhao Yi's shout, the crowd sought shelter one after another. After a commotion, the Tazi soldiers began to operate the return cannon under the command of the general. The barrel of the return cannon was made of huge wood, and the joint was made of metal. After the components were assembled, the Tazi soldiers pushed the huge artillery cart forward, and the infantry who attacked the city followed closely behind, waiting for the returning artillery to suppress it and took the opportunity to attack the city.

The soldiers were so frightened by the scene just now that they never dared to shoot again.

"Shooting the stone ball," a Tatar Niu Lu ordered, a huge round stone ball was put into the leather nest of the return gun, and the soldiers also pulled the cord, and more than a dozen giant return guns were shot. Already loaded and ready to launch simultaneously.

Behind more than a dozen return guns is the siege chariot, which is a kind of armored siege tower, that is, the main siege weapon that destroys the city wall or gate with the force of impact. The space can be used to hide soldiers. After pushing to the edge of the city wall, you can release the ladder inside and go directly to the city. The soldiers behind are carrying the ladder and holding the calfskin shield.

The Tartars really spent a lot of money this time, and brought all the siege weapons.

Seeing the towering car and the powerful return cannon, even Zhao Yi, who was calm in the past, changed his face: "Everyone avoid the attack of the return cannon first, and when the car and the ladder come up, light the quilts and throw them down. A moment is a moment to hold on to.”

At this time, the Tartar camp was a luxurious marching tent with a yellow roof. The soldiers guarding nearby were obviously much taller and stronger than ordinary soldiers, and the armor they wore was also more refined. Inside the big tent, a The man in the white shirt sat on the first seat with a majestic expression, and a group of generals below stood in the big tent. The man in the white shirt said a few words to the people below, waiting outside the tent. Hearing the order from inside, the man picked up a small red flag and waved it in the direction of the return gun.

Seeing the red flag waving in the direction of the tent, Tazi Niulu gave an order, and the soldiers of the return artillery pulled up the cannon strings together, and the cannon strings were pulled up quickly, and the live ammunition of Piwo flew towards the city wall like meteors.

The return gun was aimed at the same place as before. The heavy stone came through the air with great inertia and hit the gap in the city wall just now, shaking the heartbeat of the people on the city wall. A pile of gravel, the gaps on the city wall are getting bigger and bigger, and obvious cracks have already appeared.

The return gun fired another round, and the chariot was pushed forward by the Tazi infantry. The loud shouts accompanied the approach of the chariot, forming a concerto of death.

Seeing that the return artillery stopped firing, the soldiers hiding under the battlements all stood up, and saw that the siege infantry of the Chongche and Tartars had also arrived below the city, and the archers picked up their bows and arrows and shot towards the city like crazy , the villagers also picked up hay and quilts and threw them down. The current season is really dry. In addition, the quilts and hay were covered with pine oil, and they smashed at the Tartars with a burning sound. There was a sea of ​​flames below the city, and the Tartars were screaming strangely as they burned. A few chariots also caught fire along the way, but more chariots caught up again.

The most worrying thing happened. The ladders and carts were put on the city wall one after another. The Tartars climbed up the city wall one after another. The two sides fought fiercely together in an instant. All of them were covered with blood, and the villagers were cut down one after another by the scimitars of the Tartars. The civilians on the top of the city were already panicked, and they had completely lost their fighting spirit and howled. They waved their knives savagely, and even Zhao Yi's hand wielding the knives became more and more difficult at this time. Even the smashed and dilapidated city walls looked rickety in the setting sun, and it was only a matter of time before the city was destroyed.

Zhao Yi waved his hand with great difficulty and killed several Tatars who rushed up. Zhao Yi searched for Yaoyao's figure, and met a pair of bright eyes.

Those eyes were clean and clear, containing infinite affection and nostalgia. At this moment, his heart was full of nostalgia for life and fear of the unknown. There was no time to think about anything in his mind, and his mind was blank.

Suddenly, a burst of flames shot up into the sky, and the direction the Tartars returned to the cannon turned into a sea of ​​flames. At the same time, a large cloud of smoke rose up, and the giant wooden gun carriage rose into the air, and then fell heavily to the ground.

Before the sound fell, the sound of cannons bursting like beans sounded in the distance, and a shell exploded impartially near the big tent of the Tartars. Not enough, but it also frightened the people around the big tent. Without any explanation, the guards near the big tent nervously guarded the white-robed general in the tent, and left with their horses.

The Tazi’s camp was only temporarily built, and there was no complete defensive facility, because no one would have thought that the Han would have reinforcements. They wanted to go into the city to have a good rest, but suddenly they saw a large number of soldiers behind them. The enemy attacked and panicked.

At this time, the commander-in-chief of the Tartar camp fell, and the generals in white robes were also escorted back. The remaining Tartars lost all morale in an instant, retreating and resisting in a hurry.

"Reinforcement, it's the imperial court's army coming." I saw the cavalry stretching for several miles, it was the Ming army with a strict appearance, a red flag with clear characters was held high at the head of the team, and the defenders in the city shouted excitedly, the arrival of the reinforcements The news quickly spread throughout the city.

The guards guarding the city gate quickly opened the fort gate, and the Ming army cavalry filed in. The Tartars under the city wall fled in all directions, and fell under the Ming army's sabers one after another.

After the reinforcements cleaned up the Tartars near the city, they quickly climbed up the city wall. The addition of so many fresh troops instantly changed the situation of the battle. The Tartars on the city wall were suppressed. into meat paste.

The crowd cheered and shouted excitedly. At this time, the feeling of life after death, after the cheers, the sharp ups and downs of great joy and sorrow, and the intensity of the continuous battle was too great. Originally, it was all supported by a wave of morale. As soon as the tense nerves came loose, all the soldiers guarding the city limp and fell to the ground. "

The main force of the Ming army is still constantly attacking the big formation of the Tartars. Although they have just arrived here, the formation cannot be deployed, but firstly, the Tartars are not mentally prepared, and secondly, with the commander-in-chief down, give them It caused huge psychological pressure, and the form was very beneficial to the Ming army.

At this moment, someone shouted loudly from behind: "Governor Mr. Lu, Mr. Zeng, the supervisor of the army, has arrived. Who is the person in charge of the Tumu Fort? Come out and answer."

　This book is just an overhead history, just a novel rewritten based on Tumubao and the end of Ming Dynasty. Different characters will be added, and it has nothing to do with history!So if you are a book lover who is proficient in history, please don't blame it!
　　
　
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