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Zhang Chengxun didn't know that Guan Wuyuan's decision was because he didn't dare to disobey Zhao Junchen's will. He thought that Guan Wuyuan's decision at this time was entirely out of softness and kindness, and he couldn't bear to kill the Han prisoners outside the city!
Obviously, under the current circumstances, this decision is not appropriate. The fate of a general is only responsibility and victory. There should not be any good thoughts or weakness in his heart. Not to mention that the Mongolian coalition is now just driving the Han army to capture and attack. The city, even if the Mongols are driving innocent Han people to attack the city, they should be ruthlessly killed and ignored!
However, because of this misunderstanding, Zhang Chengxun's impression of Guan Wuyuan also changed, and he believed that Guan Wuyuan was not as useless as he imagined.
Finally, after Zhang Chengxun hesitated for a moment, he still obeyed Guan Wuyuan's order and replied: "I obey my order!"
After saying that, Zhang Chengxun planned to turn around and convey Guan Wuyuan's order.
However, seeing Zhang Chengxun simply agreeing to his order, Guan Wuyuan was a little worried about the gain and loss, and couldn't help but emphasize again: "Remember, although we want to try to save the lives of our captured comrades, if they really threaten When it comes to the safety of Jiezhou City, defending the city should still come first!"
"I understand the humble position!"
Zhang Chengxun paused and answered again.
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And at the same time that Guan Wuyuan made his decision, the Mongolian army outside the city finally launched an offensive!
Driven by the Mongolian cavalry, the Ming army prisoners were forced to rush towards Jiezhou City.
To a certain extent, Wang Quan's statement is not wrong - the Ming army is best at defending cities, so they are also better at attacking cities than the Mongolian army, especially when attacking their own cities. Because they know the basics, these prisoners Their performance is much better than that of the Mongolian army. At least they can effectively reduce their own casualties.
I saw that after the Ming army prisoners entered the 500-step radius of Jiezhou City, they began to disperse on a large scale. Because of the tight time, Zhao Junchen did not support Jiezhou City with many cannons. Instead, he sent many cannons to Jiezhou City. Many Shuangfeihu were sent, and five hundred steps was the attack distance of the Shuangfeihu. If the Ming army prisoners were too concentrated, they would definitely suffer heavy losses!
Compared with the chaos when the Mongols attacked the city two days ago, this was obviously the right choice. Coupled with the fact that the defenders deliberately released water, the Ming army prisoners successfully entered the two walls of Jiezhou City. Within a hundred steps, there were no major casualties!
Then, the Ming army prisoners in the front row began to carry shields and were responsible for resisting the strong bows and fire guns of the defenders, while the Ming army prisoners in the rear were transporting earth bags and building pontoons, trying to fill up the moat of Jiezhou City. !
Because Guan Wuyuan's order was "As long as the Ming army prisoners did not threaten the city wall, release as much water as possible." Therefore, the defenders on the city wall still did not try their best to stop it. Although there were intensive gunshots and rain of flying arrows, it seemed huge, but most of them It was a missed shot, but the Ming army prisoners still did not suffer too many casualties!
In this way, on one side, the prisoners reluctantly attacked the city, and on the other side, the defenders released water intentionally or unintentionally. The prisoners who attacked the city subconsciously delayed, and the soldiers who defended the city did not cause much damage. Killing and injuring, this offensive and defensive battle ended up lasting for a whole afternoon!
In the evening, seeing that it was getting late, most of the prisoners of the Ming army who were responsible for the siege were exhausted and their efficiency became increasingly sluggish. Bagan, the commander-in-chief of the Mongolian coalition, finally gave the order to withdraw his troops!
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After Wang Ying and Liu Dashun led the Ming army prisoners back to the Mongolian camp, they were quickly summoned by Bagan!
When the two of them stepped into Bagan's handsome tent, their treatment was very different from the past!
Before that, Wang Ying and Liu Dashun were just Wang Quan's followers. Wang Quan had Ba Gen's attention and trust, and there was still a seat at the end of the commander's tent, but the two of them could not even enter the commander's tent. He has no qualifications, let alone a seat.
But this time, when the two of them entered the commander's tent, they encountered Bagan's hospitality and courtesy. The eyes of the Mongolian generals looking at them were also very different.
After all, the Mongols have always valued the strong, and the performance of the Han captives today was significantly stronger than that of the Mongolian coalition in the previous two days. As the leaders of the Han captives, Wang Ying and Liu Dashun were naturally attacked by Bagan. and the attention of many Mongolian generals.
When Wang Ying and Liu Dashun saluted Bagan, a smile appeared on Bagan's face full of flesh. He nodded to the two and said, "You two performed well today. They persisted under the attack of the Han defenders." For a whole afternoon, we in Mongolia value heroes the most. The two of you have proven your ability and loyalty today, and you will be our own from now on!"
With that said, Bagan pointed to Wang Quan's seat, and saw that there were two more empty seats next to Wang Quan's seat, and said: "I deliberately prepared seats for the two of you. Please sit down and talk. !”
After hearing what Bagan said, Wang Ying and Liu Dashun both beamed with joy and quickly thanked them, because this meant that they had gained Bogen's trust and had established a firm foothold within the Mongolian coalition!
After the two of them came and sat down next to Wang Quan, Bagan asked again: "You two fought hard for our Mongolian coalition forces all afternoon today. It's really a blessing! But I don't know what the result was? What were the casualties?"
Wang Ying quickly stood up and replied: "I'm telling Mr. Bagan that today I have led the team to fill in the water of many moats. It will take two or three days at most to completely fill in the moats! At that time, the army will attack It will be much more convenient when we are in the city! As for the casualties... I also counted them before coming here, and the total number of casualties is more than 300, so the impact is not big!"
After hearing Wang Ying's report, Bagan nodded and said: "The progress is a bit too slow, but compared with the performance of other tribes when they siege the city, it is still very good... In the first two days of siege, each group The tribe’s army couldn’t even get close to the moat, which really insulted the title of Mongolian warrior!”
After saying that, Bagan turned to look at the tribal leaders, obviously wanting to take the opportunity to beat them!
On the other side, after hearing what Bagan said, several Mongolian generals looked embarrassed.
Qi Gemu snorted coldly and said: "So what if you perform well? Aren't they all prisoners of our Mongolian army? During the battle a few days ago, I didn't see any bravery in these Han prisoners. ! This time it was just the siege that left them unable to retreat! Besides, I don’t think the defenders of Jiezhou City did their best today!”
Bagan ignored Qie Gemu's rebuttal and just ordered to Wang Ying: "Since you have not suffered too many casualties, you will still attack the city again tomorrow! Within the next two days, you must move the steps The moat of the state city has been filled in!”
After Wang Ying and Liu Dashun heard Bagan's order, they both quickly accepted the order loudly, showing their loyalty!
Then, Wang Ying saw that Bagan was in a good mood, so he said again: "Master Bogen, I am bold and want to make two more requests to you!"
Bagan couldn't help but frown.
Bagan did not attach much importance to this group of Han prisoners. After the Jiezhou City was captured, these Han prisoners would have no use value! The current courtesy and kindness are just to make the Han prisoners serve the Mongolian coalition with all their heart.
At this time, Bagan felt a little dissatisfied when he heard Wang Ying made another request, but he still asked: "What is the request?"
Wang Ying said: "First of all, the Han prisoners lacked weapons when they attacked the city. Most of them only had a wooden spear and a wooden shield. They were unable to fight back against the defenders of Jiezhou City and could only be beaten. , greatly reducing the siege speed... Therefore, I hope Lord Bagan will support the Han prisoners with some weapons!"
Hearing Wang Ying's request, Bagan couldn't help but frown!
Although all the Han prisoners surrendered, they were Han after all and could not be of the same mind as the Mongols. They might rebel at some point! Bagan allowed them to find wooden spears and wooden shields to use, which was already a great deal of tolerance. If they were given to the Han army to capture iron weapons again, I am afraid Bagan would not be able to sleep well in the future!
What's more, since the Yuan Dynasty, the civilization of the Mongols has greatly degraded, and the forging craftsmanship is far inferior to what it used to be. Today, the army of the Junggar Khanate is relatively good, but the military equipment of the Mongolian right-wing tribes is extremely shabby. Many Mongolian cavalry bows and arrows Even using animal bones instead of iron arrowheads!
Therefore, after capturing a large number of Han troops in the previous battles, all the soldiers and armor captured by the Han troops were immediately divided up by the Mongolian coalition forces. Even if Bagan had the intention to hand over a batch of weapons to the captured Han troops, he was powerless.
So, Bagan shook his head and said: "There are no extra weapons for you! You have no need for weapons! After you fill up the moat and attract the attention of the Han defenders, the Mongolian coalition will naturally be responsible for the next war!"
Hearing Bagan's refusal, Wang Ying did not force it, but continued: "The second thing is that the Han prisoners lacked effective support when they attacked the city, and the defenders could kill them without restraint... According to the villain, It is known that there is a workshop in the Zhenning Acropolis that was captured by the Mongolian coalition forces, which can be used to build catapults. If catapults are built in large quantities, they can be used to fight back against the defenders of Jiezhou City when the Han prisoners fill the river. This will reduce the pressure on the Han prisoners, and I can guarantee that the moat will be filled in within two days!"
Wang Ying’s second suggestion actually attracted Bagan’s attention!
When the Yuan Dynasty attacked the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, they built nearly a thousand catapults within a few days. This was the biggest reason why they successfully broke through the city!
In fact, Bagan had some disdain for catapults in his heart. After all, the Junggar Khanate now had frequent contact with Tsarist Russia, and even introduced some advanced muskets and artillery from Tsarist Russia. However, most of these muskets and artillery were only produced by Junggar. The equipment of Great Khan Galdan's personal guards, most of these troops are now far away in the Western Region, but Bagan's troops are not equipped with guns and artillery, otherwise it would not be so difficult to attack the city now.
But now, if there are a large number of catapults, not only will the pressure on the Han army prisoners be greatly reduced when they fill up the moat, but the pressure on the Mongolian coalition forces will also be greatly reduced when they attack the city!
However, as mentioned above, today's Mongolian civilization has undergone great degradation, and most of the craftsmanship have been lost. Even if the craftsmen of the Mongolian coalition can build catapults, they may not be able to be reused.
So Bagan thought about it and asked, "Are there any craftsmen who are good at making catapults among the Han prisoners?"
Wang Ying nodded and said: "There are some, but the specific number is not yet certain."
Bagan ordered: "Gather those Han prisoners who know how to make catapults. They don't have to attack the city next. Let them return to Zhenning Acropolis and build a large number of catapults with all their strength! ... However, these catapults will It has been a few days since it was built, and the Han prisoners will not be able to use it in time, but my order remains unchanged. The Han prisoners must fill in the moat within two days, without any delay!"
Seeing that both of his suggestions had not been approved by Bagan, Wang Ying looked a little helpless, but still lowered his head and said: "I obey my orders!"
However, as he lowered his head, Wang Ying's eyes flashed with a hint of pride.
His true purpose this time has actually been achieved!
On the other side, after seeing Wang Ying taking the order, Bagan looked around at the Mongolian generals in the tent and said coldly: "In the next few days, the armies of each tribe must not neglect and be ready to fight at any time! Wait until the Han army After the prisoners fill up the moat, the army will attack the city immediately! We must break through Jiezhou City in the shortest possible time and seize the food and grass in Jiezhou City! Now that our army is deep into Han territory, the Han army may support Jiezhou City at any time. There is not much time left for us in the capital city! If there are still people who are afraid to move forward, don’t blame me for being ruthless! Don’t forget, if you can’t grab this batch of food and grass, your tribesmen may not survive this year. It’s winter!”
Seeing Bagan's solemn expression when he spoke, and his eyes flashing with murderous intent, the leaders of the servant armies felt chilled in their hearts. Knowing that Bagan would no longer tolerate their petty thoughts, they all stood up and shouted loudly. I agree, and I dare not show any further neglect.
At the same time, Zigmu seemed to want to say something, but after he noticed Bagan's cold eyes, he just snorted softly and did not embarrass Bagan again.
After seeing the statements of the Mongolian leaders, Bagan nodded with satisfaction, feeling a little more confident in the Mongolian coalition's attack on Jiezhou City.
In a way, it was the performance of the Han prisoners today that gave Bagan confidence, and also gave confidence to all Mongolians!
In the hearts of most Mongolians, these Han prisoners looked down upon.
Now that they see the Han prisoners performing well during the siege, they can't help but think that since these Han prisoners can perform like this, then the Mongolian warriors will definitely perform better. Therefore, it will not be difficult for the Mongolian coalition to break through Jiezhou City!
This is also the reason why Zhao Junchen asked Guan Wuyuan to secretly release water when the Han soldiers attacked the city. He had to make the Mongols think that they could break through Jiezhou City and make the Mongols have hope in Jiezhou City, so that they could use Jiezhou City. Delay the Mongolian coalition forces for a while, and then Zhao Junchen can have time to arrange the siege of the Mongolian coalition forces!
Otherwise, if the performance of the Mongolian coalition forces during the siege is as unsightly as the previous two days, Bagan will definitely be shaken in confidence. Now I am afraid that he will have the idea of retreating. By that time, Zhao Junchen will not have the opportunity to fully Annihilate the Mongolian coalition forces and achieve extraordinary feats!
In fact, while the Mongolian coalition forces were discussing the follow-up siege, Zhao Junchen's plan to encircle and suppress the Mongolian coalition forces was quietly launched!
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PS: Alas, I gave up... I wrote, deleted, and deleted again and again, but no matter how I wrote the war scenes, I was still not satisfied... Maybe it was because Chongzi's character was too calm and he could never write that kind of passionate and tragic atmosphere. From now on, all war scenes will be described from the side as much as possible!
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