Azlan looked at the Mongolian warriors in front of him and said: "Warriors, it's time for you to show your skills. Give me the order to attack!"
As he finished speaking, hundreds of Mongolian soldiers began to move out.
Walking at the front were three siege vehicles. The wide wooden boards on them were like a wall, and all the Mongolian soldiers hid behind them.
The improved siege vehicle's body was shortened, and the main weight came from the wooden boards on the body, requiring four or five people to push it.
The siege vehicle advanced little by little, with the Mongolian soldiers as the vanguard hiding behind it, some of whom were carrying ladders.
Because of the bulkiness of the siege vehicles, the advancement speed was not very fast.
On the fort wall, Zhang Hong stood behind the female wall, holding a monocular telescope in his hand. He looked at it for a long time and said, "It seems that these Mongolians are smart and know that we have cannons. This time they have prepared three statues." It's something like a siege vehicle, used to resist our shelling."
Ma Yunjiu, who was standing on the side, took the telescope from Zhang Hong, put it in front of his eyes, looked at it, and said: "These Mongolians even brought ladders. It seems that they are very confident and believe that they can board ours." Fort wall.”
"A few wooden boards are like blocking our cannons. It's not that simple." Zhang Hong said sarcastically.
Their Tiger Flag cannons were more advanced than those of the Ming Dynasty, and could even smash the blue bricks of the city wall. He didn't believe that a few wooden boards could block their bombardment.
Ma Yunjiu said with a smile: "What I'm saying is that as long as the Mongols can't threaten our cannons or the firearms in the fort can't be used, otherwise they would be wishing to take over our fort."
Zhang Hong on the side smiled.
Then, he turned around and said to the men beside him: "Send the order and tell our gunners that as long as the Mongols come within range, they will bomb them."
"Yes." The messenger next to him agreed and ran to deliver the order.
Behind the parapet, Zhang Hong and Ma Yunjiu continued to pay attention to the Mongolian soldiers on the grassland who were slowly approaching the fort.
As the deputy director-general, Li Shuheng could not stay on the fort wall for a long time, and his presence on the fort wall could easily affect Zhang Yong's command of the barracks. Therefore, except for the first day when the Mongols attacked the Dunbao, he stayed On the fort wall, in the next few days, I would only come during the night watch. I would only come once during the day, but I would not stay for too long.
Another battalion, Zheng Sancha, no longer comes to the fort wall during the day these days, but follows the heavy troops to maintain stability in the fort.
In addition to the soldiers, baggage troops and cavalry of their Tiger Flag, there were thousands of ordinary people in the Dunbao.
Most of these people were people who had fled from Liaodong. They came to the grassland to build the Dunbao, and they have stayed here ever since.
As the Mongols besieged the city, ordinary people in the Dunbao learned the news, and there was some chaos. However, the supply camp had already taken precautions and suppressed the chaos in advance, ensuring the stability of the Dunbao.
"Damn it, who are these northern pirates looking down on! They think that a few wooden boards can block our bombardment, bah." A young and strong man standing next to the four-pounder spit fiercely on the ground. Immediately he said, "Aim the cannon at those three rags of Beilu, and then blast them hard."
After saying that, he waved the flag in his hand downwards heavily.
boom! boom! boom! ……boom!
Eight four-pound cannons fired almost at the same time, and eight iron balls flew out of the muzzles.
On the grassland, three siege vehicles approaching the Dunbao suddenly stopped after the sound of cannons.
The Mongolian soldiers who followed also crowded towards the siege vehicle.
As the vanguard of the Mongolian army, when they last attacked the city, they were on the flanks and at the forefront of the battlefield. They saw with their own eyes the power of the cannons and the misery of the herdsmen who went to fill the moat.
Hearing the sound of cannons, the Mongolian soldiers pushing the siege truck did not bother to continue pushing the siege truck forward. They just wanted to hide behind the wooden planks of the siege truck and pray to the gods to prevent themselves from being hit by the iron ball.
The planks of the siege vehicle were wide enough. Although some people would be exposed if hundreds of people were hiding behind them, it would not be easy for the cannon to hit these people.
Only two of the eight iron balls hit the siege vehicle.
Hearing two loud bangs hitting the wooden planks, the hearts of the Mongolian soldiers hiding behind the siege vehicle trembled.
In the direction of the Mongolian army at the rear, Han Laoer and Tian Sanshui were worried until they saw that the shelling of the Tiger Flag failed to damage the wooden planks of the siege vehicle, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yes, we really managed to prevent the bombardment." A look of relief appeared on Su Nang's face.
As for the siege vehicle sent by Han Laoer, he was not sure that it could withstand the bombardment. Now that he saw that the siege vehicle had really blocked the bombardment, his heart completely returned to his stomach.
"Congratulations to Taiji, we will definitely win the Dunbao this time." Wo Lunkuo saluted Su Nang and his party.
Su Nang stroked his beard and laughed loudly, then said immediately: "Han Laoer's siege vehicle is good, I will give him a sheep and two jars of wine."
"I thank Master Taiji for your kindness." Han Laoer, who was standing beside him, knelt on the ground.
Tian Sanshui also knelt aside.
Su Nang smiled and said: "Okay, get up! This time the siege vehicle you built can withstand the bombardment, which shows that you have worked hard and should be rewarded."
"Everything I do for Master Taiji is voluntary. As long as Master Taiji needs it, I am willing to go through fire and water." Han Laoer said loyally.
"Haha, you are very good." Su Nang praised with a smile.
The siege vehicle withstood the bombardment of the Tiger Flag, which relieved the last trace of worry in his heart.
Without the threat of artillery, he believed that his Mongolian warriors would soon be able to scale the wall of the fort, open the gate of the fort, and finally capture the entire fort.
The siege vehicles blocked the shelling, giving the Mongols great confidence and giving the Mongolian soldiers hiding behind the siege the confidence.
The three siege vehicles, driven by the Mongolian soldiers behind them, slowly moved forward again.
"Our cannon can break even bricks, but now it is blocked by a few wooden boards." Zhang Hong looked surprised.
Ma Yunjiu frowned and said, "Is there something wrong with the cannon?"
"Impossible!" Zhang Hong said, "They are all new cannons sent from Lingqiu. They have not been used at all. There can be no problems. Besides, the iron balls were shot out, which means there is no problem with the cannons."
He directly rejected the idea that there was something wrong with the cannon.
"If it weren't for the cannon, how could even a few wooden boards be able to block the bombardment?" Ma Yunjiu said.
Zhang Hong thought for a while and said, "You stay here, I'll go to the artillery team to have a look."
After saying that, he walked quickly towards the artillery team that was also on the fort wall.
