Tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry under Lin Dan Khan set up a formation, preparing to capture Miyun in one fell swoop. When the Ming army in the city saw this formation, many people couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
"Allah!"
Tens of thousands of Mongolians shouted in unison, and the momentum was overwhelming. During the charge, they fired bows and arrows at the Ming army in the city, and thousands of arrows were fired.
But Zhou Xingwu did not immediately order the firing, he was still waiting.
"General, the Tartar cavalry is about to charge over!"
Zhou Xingwu was confident, but other generals did not have such a good attitude.
Because he knew that the Mongols had no siege equipment and only had cavalry. It would be extremely difficult to break the city unless they abandoned the city themselves or someone opened the city gate for them.
The reason why Zhou Xingwu did not order the artillery fire was because the Mongolian cavalry was very scattered. They came in waves and it was difficult for the artillery to concentrate their bombardment.
Lin Danhan also gained wisdom over time. Not only him, but all the Mongolians were afraid of the Ming army's artillery. After fighting for so many years, they used their lives to prove the power of the Ming army's artillery time and time again.
Asotai was overjoyed when he saw that the Ming army on the city did not resist at all. It must be the Mongolian warriors who had frightened them. He hurriedly ordered the first batch of Mongolian cavalry to rush to the city to prepare to climb the city.
"General, the Tartars are coming to the city!"
Seeing that the Mongolian cavalry had begun to gather under the city, Zhou Xingwu decisively ordered:
"Throw out ten thousand enemies!"
The Ming army on the city quickly moved out the ten thousand enemies. In groups of several, they began to throw them down from the top of the city.
Ten Thousand Enemies is a good thing. It can be said to be an artifact for city defense, but it also has shortcomings. It is too heavy and requires several people to drop it.
Thousands of enemies were dropped from the city one by one, making the Mongolians gathered in a pile below cry for their fathers and mothers, and the Mongols only had hooks to hang them properly.
"Ready, let go!"
The Ming army's artillery began to roar. Hongyi artillery and general artillery aimed at the Mongols in the distance and bombarded them indiscriminately. Other light Folan cannons and small artillery were mounted on the top of the city by the Ming army and aimed at the Mongols below the city. People let go.
Although the operation caught the Mongols off guard, they had no intention of retreating. They scrambled to start climbing up the hook rope.
Upon seeing this, Zhou Xingwu immediately ordered thousands of kerosene to be poured on them, and then their ropes were burned.
This kind of hook is specially used to attack cities. Its front end is entirely made of iron. There are many iron thorns on the hook, which can only be burned with fire.
"Quickly, pour down all the kerosene!"
After Zhou Xingwu's army gave an order, the Ming army immediately began to pour kerosene on the ground with large spoons, and then threw down the hay and branches that had been prepared. These hay and branches were also soaked in kerosene.
"Torches ready!"
This trick was told by Zhu Youxiao to Zhou Xingwu. After the enemy troops crowded into the city, they would pour the kerosene out, then throw down the torches, quickly ignite the battlefield, and roast a whole lamb!
But it cannot be poured down directly. It must be separated by a little distance, otherwise the fire will spread to the top of the city.
To be safe, Zhou Xingwu dug a deep ditch next to the city wall and filled it with water, which was equivalent to isolation.
Asotai was poured a spoonful of kerosene on his body by the Ming army. He knew it was kerosene when he smelled it with his nose, but before he could run away, the Ming army's torches were all thrown down.
As soon as the kerosene hay branches touched the flames, they burned quickly. Many Mongolians had more or less kerosene on their bodies, and the fire spread in an instant.
In that short moment, Miyun City turned into a sea of fire, and many Mongolians also turned into burning people.
Livestock are most afraid of fire. When the war horses they were sitting on saw the raging fire, they began to become manic, scurrying around the battlefield, unable to control it at all, and the situation was seriously out of control.
The Mongolians in the distance did not dare to rush forward when they saw a sea of fire in front of them.
"Great Khan, give the order to retreat quickly, the warriors will be burned alive!"
But Lin Danhan was unwilling to give in. He was only one wall away from victory. If he retreated, wouldn't all his previous efforts be wasted? Didn’t the military morale and morale that had finally been gathered together suddenly collapse?
He knew what those leaders thought. They could temporarily stand with him for the sake of profit, but as long as they paid a big price, they could immediately turn against him.
"We can't retreat. The Ming army's tricks have been exhausted. Tell the warriors that the city can only be broken in an instant. Whoever dares to take a step back will be used by this Khan to show his military power. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty is in the city. As long as he can be captured alive, he will die." What does it mean to be an individual!”
"The Ming army wants to defend to the death. You quickly lead people to attack other places. Whoever breaks the city first, after this battle, I will compensate him with two thousand households!"
When several leaders saw Lin Danhan, they were really ready to fight to the death. They did not dare to openly disobey, and they also knew that they should attack in one go now.
Although the attack is temporarily blocked, how many people are there in the Ming army? How many people are there? Attack from all sides, see how they can defend!
Lin Danhan didn't want to play the trick of surrounding three enemies. With more than 60,000 Mongolian cavalry coming together, he couldn't believe that he couldn't take this small city.
"Huh, let's see how long you can hold on!"
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"Taitai, all the roads to Shenyang have been blocked by Jiannu. We have lost contact with Shenyang!"
"Well, I know!"
Xiong Tingbi has already thought of this. If he uses troops, he will do the same thing. He will cut off the connection between the two cities and force you to go out for rescue!
The old slave also knew that Shenyang couldn't attack by force now, so he still did the same thing, surrounding the point and calling for reinforcements. Unfortunately, he used this move on the wrong person. His opponent was Xiong Tingbi!
Xiong Tingbi was very confident. An important town like Shenyang could not be captured by Jiannu in three or five days.
"Taitai, let's send troops to rescue. This time the old slaves come out in full force and there is no way they can only capture Fengji Fort. Although Shenyang is impregnable, there is no guarantee that there will be no losses!"
Li Huaixin said this for the sake of Xiong Tingbi. Once Shenyang really made a mistake, the first person the court and His Majesty would want to accuse was Xiong Tingbi, who was the manager of Liaodong, and he was the kind that no one could protect.
How could Xiong Tingbi not know? It's just that the total number of troops in Liaoyang is only more than 80,000. If he sends too many, he is worried that Liaoyang will be besieged again. If he sends too few, how can he defeat Jiannu in the field?
Moreover, the soldiers and horses in Liaoyang are not as good as those in Shenyang. Before he has time to organize and clean up, there are many Mongols and Jurchens in the army. Once he leaves the city, they may not make trouble and cause trouble.
And since the last victory of Hupiyi, some generals in Liaoyang have been eager to fight. They used to think that the slave soldiers were invincible, but Xiong Tingbi has proved with facts that they can win.
Among them were the lower-level generals headed by Zu Dashou. They had just been promoted and were naturally eager to make meritorious deeds. They were all looking at Xiong Tingbi eagerly now.
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