coming. "Zhang Hong, holding a monocular telescope, said.
On the grassland directly in front of the Dunbao, the Mongolian army moved slowly. From a distance, it looked dark.
Li Shuheng said: "You are the fort guard. It is up to you to direct how to fight next."
After saying this, he and Ma Yunjiu gave way to one side.
Zhang Hong was not polite at this time and said to the ordering soldier beside him: "Pass my order. All gunners are in position and follow the order flag."
The messenger ran quickly to deliver the order.
The Mongolian army on the grassland moved towards the Dunbao and stopped a few miles away from the Dunbao.
A horseman came out from the Mongolian army alone and galloped towards the Dunbao.
Behind the female wall, firecrackers were revealed, aiming at the cavalry sent by the Mongolian side.
When the Mongolian cavalryman approached the moat, he reined in his reins, stopped, looked up at the people on the fort wall, and shouted loudly: "My Taiji said that God has the virtue of good life. If you Han people open the fort gate and surrender, My family, Taiji, can save you from death. Otherwise, your lives will be lost when the fortress is breached."
His voice was loud and he spoke in Chinese, word for word reaching the ears of the people on the fort wall.
"Go back and tell your family, Taiji, that our Tiger Flag built a warehouse here with the consent of the Great Khan. Now that Su Nang has sent an army to attack our Tiger Flag's warehouse, isn't he afraid of being blamed by the Great Khan?" Zhang Hongchao shouted from below.
The Mongolians under the fort sneered and said: "My Taiji led his army to attack because your tiger-character banner killed my Taiji's armored cavalry. Even if the Great Khan is here, you can't stop my Taiji from replacing his subordinates." Justice."
"So your Taiji must attack my Tiger Flag's warehouse?" Zhang Hong asked.
The Mongols loudly said: "As long as you, the Tiger Flag, open the fort gate and surrender, take the initiative to donate the goods in the fort, and promise not to come to the grassland for business in the future, you will be allowed to leave the grassland."
"Then there is no need to discuss it." Zhang Hong said, "Tell Su Nang that if he has the ability, he can come and snatch it. If he wants my tiger-character flag to surrender, bah, let's just dream!"
A mouthful of sticky phlegm was spat out from behind the parapet.
When the Mongolian saw the humiliating behavior of the Han on the fort wall, his face sank and he said coldly: "Just wait, I will chop off your head with my own hands."
After saying that, he turned the horse's head, urged the horse to retreat towards the direction of the Mongolian army.
On the fort wall, Li Shuheng said: "It seems that Su Nang is not only thinking about the goods in the fort, but also wants to drive our Tiger Flag out of the grassland."
"If you want to drive our Tiger Flag out of the grassland, it depends on whether he has the ability." Ma Yunjiu said with a cold look on his face.
Li Shuheng said solemnly: "We must not lose this battle. Once we lose, we will lose not only the goods here in Dunbao, but also the so-called influence of one hair will affect the whole body, which will affect all our trade routes in Monan and Mobei. "
"Don't worry, deputy director. We have many soldiers and sufficient food. With the small amount of troops in the food bag, there is nothing we can do. Even if the entire Tumut army besieges our fort, they will not consume all the food in our fort." Don't even think about taking the Dunbao." Zhang Hong said.
Ma Yunjiu on the side said: "We have already figured out the strength of the Mongols. If they want to capture our fort, it is nothing more than a dream."
"It's a good thing to have confidence, but don't be careless." Li Shuheng said, "As long as we persist until the several military camps of our Tiger Flag have formed combat effectiveness, our Tiger Flag's army will march north to support us."
Zhang Hong said in a relaxed tone: "The war preparation materials stored in the fort are enough to hold on until winter. Even if the Mongols besiege the fort, we are not afraid."
As early as it was known that Su Nang was about to take action, Tiger Flag's convoys frequently came to Daheihe from Datong, delivering truckloads of strategic supplies.
Not only was there enough food, but there were also cannons, weapons, armor, gunpowder, iron balls, lead bullets, etc., and even a lot of coal was shipped.
"The Mongols are about to attack the city. It seems to be a ladder." Ma Yunjiu said.
Li Shuheng leaned against the female wall and looked in the direction of the Mongolian army.
Zhang Hong on the other side held a monocular and looked over. At the same time, he said: "Such a small number of people came to attack the Dunbao. This doesn't take us seriously."
Several hundred Mongolian soldiers slowly approached towards the Dunbao.
"This is to fill in our moat." Li Shuheng said.
From a high position, from the top of the fort wall, with a telescope, you can easily see the bags carried on the shoulders of the Mongolians, and you can guess that they are used to fill the river.
The outer perimeter of the fort is surrounded by a moat. Without the river, the Mongols would not be able to climb the fort wall using ladders.
Zhang Hong said to the messenger: "Tell the people in the artillery team that as soon as the Mongols enter the range, they will bombard them with artillery and not give them a chance to get close to the moat."
The messenger ran to deliver the order.
Zhang Hong continued to use a monocular telescope to look at the Mongolians approaching the Dunba in the distance, and said sarcastically: "If such a small number of people want to fill the river, they are also thinking blindly."
"It seems that Su Nang doesn't take us seriously at all." Li Shuheng said, "They didn't even prepare a few trebuchets. They really thought they could capture our fortress with just a few ladders."
Ma Yunjiu said with a smile: "With the range of our cannons, it is useless even if Su Nang prepares trebuchets. If you want to threaten us, you can't do it with just a few trebuchets."
Several hundred Mongolians on the grassland entered within the range of the four-pounder cannon.
boom! boom! boom……
Seven or eight gunshots rang out backwards, and iron balls were thrown at the hundreds of Mongolians who were marching on the grassland.
The first round of shooting is basically measuring the distance and re-adjusting the angle according to the impact point of the iron ball.
But this does not mean that the iron ball in the first round will miss the target. The general direction is still the Mongolians on the grassland.
The sound of artillery exploded, like thunder on a clear day, and the Mongolians carrying bags of soil subconsciously looked up in the direction of the sound.
Only one of the iron balls falling from the sky missed, and two more landed in front of the Mongolians. The remaining iron balls hit the Mongolians accurately.
At this time, the cannon shoots iron balls instead of explosive shells. After each iron ball hits the target, it does not stop because it hits the target. Instead, it hits one target and continues to hit the second target. , ups and downs and ejects seven or eight times before stopping.
A single iron bullet can plow a long furrow made of flesh and blood through the crowd. Several iron balls fell among hundreds of Mongolians, plowing out several furrows.
Just these few iron balls that hit the Mongolians took away dozens of Mongolian lives and broken limbs everywhere.
