There were drops of blood dripping on the grass blades, and some Mongolians whose heads were smashed by iron balls shed red and white blood all over the ground.
Some Mongolians who had been hit on their hands and feet by iron balls but did not die for a while let out painful wails from their mouths.
The Mongolians who were not hit by the iron ball saw the tragic situation in front of them and no longer thought about filling the river. They dropped the sacks in their hands one by one and fled behind them on their hands and feet.
Less than a hundred Mongolians were killed by the iron balls, but the remaining several hundred Mongolians were also frightened out of their wits.
Su Nang, who was standing in front of the Mongolian army on horseback, looked very ugly when he saw the Mongolians who went to fill the river retreat.
According to his expectation, as long as the moat of the fort was filled in, Arslan would lead the tribe to forcibly climb the fort wall. However, he never expected that the people sent to fill the river would be killed before they even got close to the moat. The flag's cannon drove them back.
"Akito is such a powerful cannon!" Arslan's face tightened.
The Ming people in the Dunbao were far more powerful than he expected.
Su Nang said to Wo Lunkuo: "Choose a few people who lead the escape and behead them, give the rest ten lashes each, and then let them continue to fill the river."
"Yes." Wo Lunkuo agreed, turned and left.
Azilan, who was beside him, hesitated for a moment and said, "Taiji, the cannons in the fort are really powerful. It's better to wait until the other two Taijis arrive and discuss how to capture the fort in front of us."
Hearing this, Su Nang glared at him fiercely and said, "Without Kankantada and the others, wouldn't Bentaiji be able to win the castle of a Ming merchant?"
Arslan said: "Mingren's cannon is really powerful. If we don't find a way to deal with it, I'm afraid our warriors will suffer a lot of casualties."
"Then what do you think we should do?" Su Nang frowned.
For Taiji, who was born a Mongolian nobleman like Arslan, he could not beat or scold him at will, so he had to ask patiently.
Arslan touched the beard on his face and said: "What I mean is to wait until Kankantada and the others arrive. Kankantada once fought with the Ming border troops, and their artillery against the Ming people is better than ours." We all understand that he should have a way to solve the trouble we are facing."
"Arslan, you promised me to be the vanguard of the army. Are you afraid?" Su Nang said coldly.
Arslan slapped his chest and said: "Since I, Arslan, promised to be the vanguard of the army, I will not regret it. As long as the moat is filled in, I will lead the tribe to attack the Ming Dynasty's fort with ladders. "
"Okay, remember what you said." Su Nang raised his riding crop and pointed it at him, and then said, "I will only ask people to fill up the moat outside the castle. You don't have to worry about other things. Just worry about it." Just wait and attack the city.”
After saying that, he ignored Arslan.
Before going to war, he could wait for Kankantada and Batu to arrive with their troops before taking action, but now he has taken action. Once he cannot capture the pier of the Tiger Flag, he will only capture the pier after Kankantada arrives. Fort, it is equivalent to saying that he is not as good as Kankantada, and he will never allow such a thing to happen.
Seeing that Su Nang did not agree to withdraw the troops, Azilan wanted to persuade him, but felt someone tugging on his sleeve, and immediately turned around and looked over.
Seeing that it was another Taiji who was pulling his sleeve, he said, "What are you pulling on me for?"
Na Taiji said: "Retreating the army as soon as it goes into battle will hurt the morale of the army. It is better to let the people below fill in the moat outside the fort again. Maybe we can succeed this time."
"If we don't deal with Mingren's cannons, even if we send people to fill in the moat, what will happen if Mingren's cannons are fired?" Arslan said.
Na Taiji said: "How can you know it won't work if you don't try it? Besides, how can I, the Mongolian warrior, be afraid of death?"
"If you are not afraid of death, you can't give your life in vain." Arslan retorted.
Na Taiji said: "I won't argue with you. In short, don't persuade Taiji. You can be the vanguard of your army with peace of mind. When you capture Mingren's fortress, you will naturally benefit from it."
After saying that, Na Taiji stopped looking at Azillan.
On the other side, Wo Lunkuo chopped off the heads of several Mongolians who had escaped, and whipped the remaining men ten times each. He asked these people to fill the sacks with soil again, and once again carried the sacks to fill the river.
When these Mongols walked together towards Dunbao, Wo Lunkuo returned to Su Nang.
This time, the Mongolians heading towards the fort were obviously much slower, and they were dragging their feet. Every few steps, someone would look up at the fort wall.
Seeing this scene, Su Nang's face turned gloomy.
Wo Lunkuo on the side whispered: "Taiji, I'm afraid it won't work to fill the river like this. Our herdsmen were frightened by Ming people's cannons."
"Is there anything you can do?" Su Nang looked at Wo Lunkuo.
Wo Lunkuo said in a low voice: "The general thought that the Han people could build a few siege vehicles with two more layers of wooden boards in front, so that they could withstand the Ming people's cannons."
Su Nang said: "Then what are you still doing? Why don't you hurry up and let the Han people prepare."
"Yes, General Mo will go right away." Wo Lunkuo agreed, turned around and left.
Even though he went to prepare the siege vehicles, Su Nang still did not let the people who filled the moat in front of him go back. He still hoped that these people could complete the task of filling the river.
When the Mongolians who went to fill the river approached the fort again, the sound of cannons on the fort wall sounded again.
The Mongols abandoned dozens of corpses and fled again.
However, Su Nang did not ask anyone to punish the herdsmen this time, because he also discovered that without protective measures, it was difficult for the herdsmen to throw the sacks containing soil into the moat.
Su Nang saw that he could not attack the city for the time being, so he ordered his troops to retreat.
The horn blows.
More than 6,000 Mongolian troops began to retreat and returned to the Mongolian army camp.
On the fort wall, Zhang Hong saw the Mongols retreating and said with a smile: "After only two rounds of artillery fire, Su Nang retreated. It seems that these Mongols also knew that they did not want to come up with a solution to the cannons and sent people to fill them." He also lost his life in vain."
Li Shuheng said: "Next time Su Nang comes to attack the city, I'm afraid we should have a way to defend ourselves against cannons."
"It's not that easy to defend against our cannons." Zhang Hong said with a smile, "Unless they also have cannons to fight with us, they can't even think of getting close to the fort."
Li Shuheng nodded in agreement.
The strength of these Mongols is far inferior to that of the Jurchens. Even if the Jurchens want to attack the important towns in Liaodong, they must first encircle and annihilate the Ming army in the field, and then open the city gates through traitors in the city. Otherwise, they will be unable to attack the important towns in Liaodong.
The situation here in the Dunbao of the Tiger Character Banner is different. Most of the city's soldiers and heavy supplies are from the Tiger Character Banner. The remaining people are also Han Chinese, and no one will be a traitor to the Mongols.
