Under the beacon tower, Naha's general Gaobasi Timur was riding on a war horse, watching the fight on the beacon tower with satisfaction.
"Everyone knows that the army is brave. In my opinion, it is nothing more than this." He pointed his horsewhip at the top of the beacon and said proudly: "The resistance of these Ming troops is fierce. But it is still difficult to compare with the sharpness of our army. "
"From my perspective, in another hour, this beacon tower, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack, will be captured by us."
"It all depends on your lord's strategizing." "My lord's ingenious calculations, breaking the city and defeating the enemy is like searching a bag for something." "It's really ridiculous that some young men in the Ming army dare to resist in a corner." Gao Basi thought about Timur's side, the generals who surrounded him. They immediately flooded with flattery. There has always been a distinction between superior and inferior in the Yuan army. Most of these generals are not Mongolians. Naturally, they are Naha's close confidants, and they are Gaobasi Timur who was born in Mongolians.
Inside, there was a Han Chinese face hiding in the corner without saying a word. This man looked up at the soldiers who were attacking the city with a look of unbearable expression on his face. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to speak to Gao Basi Timur:
"Lord Pingzhang, can we postpone the offensive?"
"The Great Wall to the east has been destroyed. As long as our army bypasses the Great Wall and forms an encirclement, the Ming army will definitely be shaken. A two-phase attack will achieve twice the result with half the effort."
"Now that the Ming army is very determined to resist, maintaining the force of the offensive is just a waste of soldiers. The general will think it is not worthwhile..."
Gao Ba Si Timur's proud smile suddenly froze on his face, and his eyes like copper bells widened: "It's just a waste of soldiers? Are you blaming me?"
"Zhang Yu, are you trying to teach me how to do things?"
"The general doesn't dare." A Han general named Zhang Yu hurriedly rolled off his saddle and dismounted. "The general just feels that the Ming army is now in a decisive battle. There is no need to take the lead directly, and wait until the troops around the rear are in place. …”
"Joke!" Gaobasi Timur laughed and interrupted Zhang Yu's words without politeness. "Didn't someone among you Han people once say: One vigorous effort will lead to failure, and three times it will be exhausted."
"Our army's morale is now strong. If we slow down the offensive and let those Ming people stand firm again, wouldn't it be in vain?"
"I have led the army for many years, and I still ask you to give me advice?"
Zhang Yu turned his head speechlessly and looked at the Yuan army who were climbing up the city wall like ants. The Ming soldiers on the city wall had obviously risked their lives. To kill such a Ming soldier, the Yuan army often had to pay the price of several people.
If our own numbers were not several times that of the Ming army, there would also be a supervising team composed of Mongols, Semu people, etc. watching from the rear. I am afraid that these Yuan troops attacking the city have already collapsed due to fear.
With this kind of performance, Zhang Yu really couldn't see any "high morale" at all.
However, Zhang Yu could guess some of Gao Ba Si Timur's mentality. You must know that these vanguard troops carrying ladders to attack the firewood are all Han Chinese. In other words, they were all born in Liaodong itself, or they were "Northerners" who fled north because Emperor Yuan Dynasty was defeated in Dadu.
Although their ancestors were Han people, since the official families of the former Song Dynasty moved southward, these people had not been bathed in the royal status of the Han family for several generations, and had no affiliation with the Central Plains dynasties such as the Ming Dynasty.
But Gao Basi Timur and other generals who were born in the Yuan Dynasty still had great distrust of these northern soldiers and generals. Especially after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, these generals with Mongolian origins were always on guard against them joining the Ming Dynasty and were extremely wary of them.
Whenever there is a battle, Han soldiers must be used as vanguards. It is even more necessary to dispatch a team to supervise the battle. Once they retreat, they will be shot directly on the spot. In terms of treatment, it is no different than cannon fodder.
Of course Gaobasi Timur, who has a rough personality, will not feel sorry for these northern cannon fodder.
Seeing Gao Basi Timur scolding Zhang Yu, other generals also laughed at him. Zhang Yu pursed her lips and said no more. But in my heart, I still felt a little resentful for the men who were climbing the city.
Seeing Zhang Yu lowering his head in a submissive manner, Gao Ba Si Timur returned to his complacent look: "By winning this place, the Liaoyang Province will be under our control again."
"Next, we only need to defend Shanhaiguan, and the Dingliao Dusi of the Ming Army will not be able to rescue Yongping Mansion. Maybe Prime Minister Zuo can capture Dadu..."
Thinking of the drunken life in the capital city, he couldn't help but become intoxicated.
Gao Basi Timur was having a sweet dream when he saw a Mongolian messenger wearing a felt hat running from behind: "My lord! My lord! It's not good!"
"Behind...there is a large Ming army behind, and the killer is coming!"
"Ming Army?" Everyone was stunned. Gao Ba Si Timur even froze up. "Weren't the remaining defeated generals of Liaodong Dusi dispersed by my general? Where did this Ming army come from?"
"No, it's not Liaodong Dusi!" The messenger soldier was out of breath.
"Look at the flag...it's a new Ming army unit joining the war!"
Needless to say, Gao Ba Si Timur had already felt the movement coming from behind. Behind them, many flags of the Ming army were seen waving, and shouts and shouts of killing could be heard endlessly. The momentum is terrifying, and the most important thing is that the smoke and dust raised are really terrible.
…
"Yuan Gou has been ambushed! Brothers! Kill!"
"Surrounded from both sides, trap Yuan Gou to death!"
"The front army attacks! The middle army, the rear army, follow up quickly! Don't run away, General Yuangou!"
When the Ming army was in formation, Zhu Su shouted in the direction of the Yuan army's formation at the top of his lungs. The soldiers around him also followed suit. Before anyone arrived, all kinds of shouts of killing and cursing could be heard in the distance. It reached the ears of Yuan Jun. As a group of people ran down the hillside, they turned around and shouted loudly behind them from time to time, pretending to be greeting their companions behind them. Zhu Su also asked people to hold the flag high, and even the rags and rags were held up with sticks, making it look like the flags were filling the sky.
This move really frightened the Yuan soldiers, and the Yuan army's rear formation had obviously begun to waver.
"Lao Wu, you are too courageous!" Although Zhu Di looked excited, he was scolding Zhu Su. "The Yuan army here is at least ten thousand, we only have a thousand people, how dare you come and stroke their beards!"
"The Yuan soldiers appeared here, and it is impossible for Shanhaiguan to remain indifferent. Since there is no movement at Shanhaiguan, it must be that Xiongguan has fallen due to some reasons." Zhu Su bit his lip. "Since Xiongguan has fallen, if you go there rashly, it is tantamount to throwing yourself into a trap. In this case, it is better to take the risk to save this beacon..."
Having said this, he loudly ordered: "There's going to be a battle ahead! Hurry, take out all our flags! Dogs, prepare your bows and arrows! Focus on killing the leader of the Yuan army!"
Gou'er shouted loudly. At the front, the vanguard composed of brave generals such as Chang Mao and Zhang He was already fighting with the rear of the Yuan army. Di Meng and others quickly followed the order and raised the banner. For a moment, the banners of "King Wu of the Ming Dynasty", "King Qin of the Ming Dynasty", "King Yan of the Ming Dynasty" and "Zheng Guogongchang" were flying brightly in the eyes of all the Yuan troops!
(End of chapter)
