"Yingzheng, Zhang Yingzheng sent people over." The soldiers were ordered to go into the big tent to report.
Chen Xunping looked away from the sand table, raised his hand and said, "Quick, bring the people in."
Soon, a soldier walked into the tent.
"My subordinates see Chen Yingzheng." The soldier came in and saluted Chen Xun.
Chen Xunping waved his hand and said: "There is no need to do these false gifts. Tell me quickly, your battalion is sending you back. Did something happen to the car formation?"
At this time, Zhang Sancha sent his people back, making him subconsciously think that something happened at the car formation.
"Our battalion is saying that the Mongols are attacking the fortress behind. Ask our battalion if we want to withdraw from there." The soldier said.
Chen Xunping breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that there was nothing going on at the car formation, and said, "Go back and tell Ying Zheng that Dunbao has been sent to support you, and ask him to continue guarding the car formation."
"Yes, then my subordinate will go back and tell our camp the news." After saying that, the soldier turned around and prepared to leave.
I heard Chen Xunping say: "Don't worry, I will arrange for the armored cavalry to take you back so that you can go back faster."
"I would like to thank Chen Yingzheng." The soldier thanked him.
Someone on the side led him out of the tent and arranged for the cavalry to take him back to the car formation.
Chen Xunping's eyes fell on the sand table in front of him again, and the thumb and index finger of his right hand rubbed his chin back and forth.
"If you are worried about Zhang Yingzheng, it is better to ask him to withdraw his people first and garrison the camp with the First Soldier Battalion." Qin Rong, the staff officer of the First Soldier Battalion, said.
Chen Xunping wrinkled his nose and shook his head, and said: "I'm not worried about the Sancha side. What I'm worried about is whether the fort behind us won't be able to defend it. Don't forget, it's not all about our Tiger Flag. Soldiers and thousands of civilians are here."
"Didn't you send another thousand-man team from the Seventh Soldier Battalion? There will be no problem if there are soldiers from the Seventh Soldier Battalion stationed in the pier." Qin Rong said.
When it was discovered that the Mongols had the intention of sneak attack on the Dunbao, the camp sent a team of 1,000 men to support the Dunbao.
Chen Xunping thought for a while and said, "I want to send another artillery team over, what do you think?"
With that said, he raised his head and asked Qin Rong who was standing aside.
Qin Rong hesitated for a moment and then said: "Now that the Mongolian cavalry is already around the Dunbao, it may not be safe to send an artillery team over at this time."
"I have thought about letting a thousand-man team go with the artillery team. In this way, the artillery team will be protected, and the thousand-man team can also support the fort." Chen Xunping said his plan.
Qin Rong hesitated: "In this case, there are only two thousand-man teams left in the camp. Isn't that too few?"
"Two thousand-man squadrons are enough. Don't forget, there are two thousand-man squadrons and an artillery squadron in the car formation, and the fort cannot be lost. Once the fort is lost, we have no need to stay here. Yes." Chen Xunping said.
Qin Rong thought for a while and said: "Then do as you say and send another thousand-man team and artillery team to support the Dunbao. However, who are you going to let lead the team? There are four people in the Dunbao at once. With a force of a thousand people, I’m afraid I won’t be able to suppress those who don’t have enough weight to pass by.”
"I have thought about it and let Zhang Sancha go over. He is an old man from the Tiger Flag, and there is a thousand-man team from the Seventh Army Camp in the Dunbao. He has enough weight." Chen Xunping said the candidate in his mind. .
Qin Rong pondered for a moment and said, "It's appropriate for him to go there, but what about the car formation?"
"Isn't Cao Guang, the deputy commander of the Seventh Soldier Battalion, with Zhang Sancha? After Zhang Sancha leaves, he can be handed over to Cao Guang for command, no problem." Chen Xunping said to Qin Rong.
Qin Rong spread his hands and said, "I have no objection. I'll do as you say."
"I'll send someone to notify Zhang Sancha, and you should also make preparations here, so that as soon as Sancha comes back, he can lead the team and set off." Chen Xunping explained.
Qin Rong nodded and said, "Okay, I'll get ready right now." Han Li Literature
After saying that, he quickly left the tent.
While Chen Xunping was still making arrangements, six thousand Mongolian troops had already appeared on the left and right sides of the Dunbao.
On one side are three thousand warriors of the Karaqin tribe of Azig, and on the other side are three thousand warriors of the Ulut tribe led by Sukhbamon.
Six thousand Mongolian troops approached the Dunbao little by little.
Inside the fort, each has a team of thousands of soldiers stationed behind the fort wall.
The muzzles of the muskets protruded from the perforations in the fort wall, and at the same time, more than a dozen four-pounders also protruded their muzzles from the larger perforations.
"Commander Xiao, the Mongols are approaching. Do you want to fight?" the captain of the artillery team on the side asked Staff Officer Xiao He.
Xiao He is the staff officer of the Sixth Soldier Battalion. This time, the two thousand-man teams sent to the grassland by the Sixth Soldier Battalion are also under his command.
"Wait a little longer and wait until the Mongols get closer before attacking. Our artillery here is limited, so we must try our best to kill the Mongols as much as possible." Xiao He said calmly.
At this time, his palms were full of sweat.
Boom! Boom... boom!
The sound of cannons from the other side of the fort was heard.
"Fire!" Xiao He yelled.
The artillery captain blew the copper whistle in his mouth, making two long and one short whistles.
More than a dozen four-pound cannons sounded deafeningly, and Xiao He hurriedly covered his ears with his hands.
Even so, after one round of shelling passed, there was still a buzzing in both ears.
The gunner used a brush dampened with water to clean the gun barrel of debris, cooled the gun barrel, and reloaded the gunpowder packets and iron balls.
The charge of the Mongolian cavalry outside the Dunbao did not stop due to the shelling in the fort, and they still persevered in trying to get close to the wall of the Dunbao.
The artillery captain blew the copper spoon in his mouth again.
Boom! Boom... boom!
More than a dozen four-pound cannons fired again, and the cannonballs fired from the barrels fell into the Mongolian cavalry team that was charging towards the Dunbao.
After two rounds of shelling, at least one to two hundred enemy casualties were taken away, and the momentum of the Mongolian cavalry charge outside the fort was obviously hindered.
However, the Mongolian cavalry quickly approached the Dunbao.
Xiao He used a perforation to look at the approaching Mongolian cavalry in the distance. He could already see the ropes and grappling hooks on the opponent's body.
"Don't let the Mongolians outside approach the Dunbao. The Fire Gun Team must stop the approaching Mongolian cavalry." Xiao He ordered loudly.
When he saw the ropes and grappling hooks in the hands of the Mongols, he knew that these Mongols wanted to use the grappling hooks to pull down the wall of the Tuandun Fort.
The upper layers of the fort wall had just been built recently. Even if they were hardened by fire, they would not be as hard as the lower layers of city bricks.
Once the Mongols grab the fort wall with a grappling hook, they are likely to collapse the fort wall with their horse power.
The fort wall was the shell they used to resist the Mongols, and he would never allow the fort wall to be destroyed by the Mongols before his eyes.
"Leave the muzzle flat and replace the iron sand bag." The artillery team leader ordered the gunner of the four-pounder.
