Boom!
The earth shook, and the young leaves of the grass swayed from side to side.
A Mongolian sentry rode up from a distance and said, "Captain, the army led by Taiji has arrived."
"Quickly, follow me to greet Taiji." Wo Lunkuo walked towards the war horse on the side, took a few steps, turned back, looked at Chi Na who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "I'll spare you this time, and then I'll do it next time." Next time, I will go to Taiji to ask for forgiveness."
After saying that, he walked to his horse without looking back and got on the horse.
It wasn't until Wo Lunkuo led the people away that Chi Na and the other Mongolian cavalry who were kneeling on the ground stood up from the ground.
The large group of cavalry galloped on the grassland. From a distance, they could see a mass of black people, like a long, thin line, continuous.
Seven or eight miles away from the Dunbao, the Mongolian army stopped.
Wo Lunkuo jumped off his horse, quickly came to Su Nang, knelt on one knee and said, "I will see you at Taiji."
Su Nang on horseback looked in the direction of the Dunbao and said, "What's your reaction to the Tiger Flag when you arrive?"
"As soon as the general arrived here, he drove away the sentry riders who had left the Tiger Flag outside. Now there are no people from the Tiger Flag on this grassland." Wo Lunkuo replied.
Su Nang asked again: "Have any people with the Tiger Flag escaped from the Dunbao? Especially the convoy of the Tiger Flag."
"Tai Ji, don't worry. When the general comes, he will drive the people of the Tiger Flag into their fort and send people to keep an eye on the fort. Even the eagle in the sky will not be able to fly out of the fort." Wo Lunkuo said.
Su Nang nodded.
With a thousand Mongolian cavalry led by Wo Lunkuo, he believed that they could keep an eye on the fortress of the Tiger Flag and prevent the people inside from having a chance to escape.
As soon as the Mongolian army arrived, they began to set up camp. Mongolian yurts were erected and bonfires were lit.
Because of the arrival of the army, the quiet grassland became noisy. Cattle and sheep herds screamed from time to time, mostly the shouts of Mongolians.
The sky was getting dark, and the piles of bonfires were like bright lights, which stood out.
On the wall of the Dunbao, Zhang Hong looked at the fire in the distance and said: "It seems that the Mongols will not attack the city today. Why don't the deputy director go back and rest first."
"Wait a moment." Li Shuheng said, "Have someone deliver the food to the fort wall. I will go back when it gets completely dark."
After the beginning of spring, it gets darker day by day, and it has already reached a quarter of a hour. The sky is not completely dark, but still has some light.
There is a special cooking team in the fort, which prepares meals, puts them in large teapots, and sends them to the fort wall.
The food in every big teapot is the same. Even Li Shuheng, Zhang Hong and others eat the same food as ordinary soldiers.
"Deputy Director, this is yours." Ma Yunjiu held three large tea jars in his hands and handed the top one to Li Shuheng.
Li Shuheng took the big tea vat and held it in his hand.
"Zhang Yingzheng, take it." Ma Yunjiu handed over another large tea vat, leaving only one in his hand.
Li Shuheng opened the lid of the big teapot, and the heat inside hit his face. He said with a smile: "Oh, meat buns, but I haven't eaten them in a while."
As he spoke, he took out a meat bun with his hand, put it to his mouth and took a bite.
Meat juice flowed out from the corners of my mouth.
"I also like to eat our meat steamed buns." Zhang Hong said while chewing the meat steamed buns in his mouth. "There is a layer of white flour on the outside and meat filling inside. The portion is sufficient. Most people can eat two. It saves time and trouble. "
A few people were halfway through eating when the people from the cooking team brought up the big wooden barrel and placed it on the fort wall.
Zhang Hong ate the last piece of meat bun in his hand, walked to the wooden bucket, picked up the wooden spoon on the side, scooped out a spoonful of soup and poured it into his big tea vat.
The soup has just been boiled and is steaming. At this time of year, drinking a bowl of hot soup will make your whole body feel warm.
There are only some soldiers and artillerymen on the fort wall. There are also some soldiers and artillerymen on the inner wall below the fort wall, and some soldiers remain in the camp below the fort wall.
After drinking the hot soup in the teapot, the sky was almost completely dark, and the fire in the distance became brighter and brighter.
Li Shuheng said: "Starting tonight, the three of us, as well as Zhang Sancha, will take turns staying on duty at night. Two of us will stay on duty for the first half of the night, and the other two will stay on duty for the second half of the night."
"Sancha and I will spend the rest of the night!" Zhang Hong said.
People who work in the second half of the night work harder than those who work in the first half of the night. People who work in the first half of the night can sleep all night until dawn.
"Otherwise, I might as well spend the rest of the night!" Ma Yunjiu said.
Zhang Sancha said: "If the Mongols come for a sneak attack, it will most likely be in the middle of the night. Zhang Sancha and I are the commanders of the war camp and the heavy supply camp. The two of us are better suited to command the team in combat."
After hearing this, Ma Yunjiu did not stay on duty in the middle of the night as requested.
Li Shuheng said: "Then it's settled. Ma Yingzheng and I will stay on duty overnight. You go back to rest first and tell Zhang Sancha by the way."
"Yes." Zhang Hong agreed, then turned around and walked down the fort wall.
Not long after, the soldiers and artillerymen who remained on the fort wall also changed their posts, and a new group of soldiers and artillerymen came up to replace the original soldiers on the fort wall.
The first half of the night passed quickly, and the surroundings were extremely quiet. There was no sneak attack on the Dunbao by the Mongols.
Zhang Hong and Zhang Sancha came to the fortress wall and replaced Li Shuheng and Ma Yunjiu.
The second half of the night was much cooler than the first half of the night. The two of them were wrapped in thick fur coats and had felt hats on their heads. They were half leaning against the female wall.
Zhang Sancha looked at the firelight in the direction of the Mongolian camp in the distance and said, "We can't just guard it like this. Once the Mongols come over at night, we won't be able to find it at all. It's easy for the Mongols to touch the moat below." On the edge."
"Do you have any ideas?" Zhang Hong looked at Zhang Sancha.
The two of them have been together for so long, and he knows that Zhang Sancha has a lot of tricks up his sleeve.
Zhang rubbed his lower lip with his thumb and said: "We can light some fires across the moat. There can be forty or fifty steps between the two fires. As long as someone comes close, they will naturally be illuminated by the fire. arrive."
"This is a good idea," Zhang Hong said. "Lighting the fire will make the people on the fort wall more relaxed. Moreover, when the enemy attacks, it will be difficult for them to come over quietly."
Zhang Sancha said: "I will take people to prepare firewood now, but in order to cross the moat, the suspension bridge needs to be lowered now, otherwise we have to swim across the river."
"No need to go to such trouble." Zhang Hong waved his hand and said, "If the Mongols come for a sneak attack, there will definitely not be too many of them. We only need to light a fire by the moat. There is no need to cross the river."
Zhang Sancha thought for a moment and said, "That's right. Just light a fire around the moat."
