Report!
A quick cavalry galloped towards the command post in Yanqing Prefecture.
"General, the tiger bandits have sent out troops."
"Quick, follow me to the city wall." A Ming army general who was in the command post hurriedly put on his armor.
When he led the people to the city wall, dust and smoke could be seen in the distance outside the city, and a large flag appeared in front of his eyes.
"General, it's true that he is a tiger thief." Someone said from the side.
Yanqing Prefecture is the frontline against the Tiger-Charactered Banner. Normally, the defenders in the city would often see the Tiger-Charactered Banner's soldiers, horses and flags. When the army outside the city appeared, they were immediately recognized.
"Quick, light the smoke and ask for help from Yongning immediately." The Ming army generals on the city looked very ugly.
The wolf smoke here was first used to defend against the Mongols in the north. After the exchange of trade between Ada Khan and the Ming Dynasty, the wolf smoke was basically abolished. Until the Tiger Character Banner occupied Xuanfu, the wolf smoke here in Yanqing was restored again.
The sun was rising in the east, the weather was bright and sunny, and there was no wind around. Once the smoke was ignited, the towering smoke quickly rose into the sky and spread far away.
The tiger-shaped flag was arranged outside the city, and the cannons were pushed to the front of the infantry.
The artillerymen became the busiest people.
The Ming army guards in the city only dared to watch on the city wall, and the city guards did not dare to leave the city to fight, not to mention that there were more than a thousand cavalry cruising nearby outside the city.
Two-thirds of the city's defenders were concentrated on the city wall.
"Go, prepare more door panels, quilts, and as much gold juice as possible." The general guarding the city wall continuously arranged his men to prepare for the defense of the city.
Some things commonly used in defending the city were carried to the city wall.
"Go and ask if you can use the city's cannon to knock out the tiger bandit's cannon." The Ming army guard became more and more uneasy as he watched the people with the tiger flag outside the city continue to build artillery positions.
"No, it's too far apart."
After hearing this, the gloom in the mind of the Ming army guard became even more serious.
The people of the Tiger Character Banner placed their cannons in front of the formation, and they would definitely be able to hit the city, otherwise they would not do this.
Even before the fight, he already understood that the cannons of the Tiger Flag might have a longer range than the cannons in the city.
"General, why don't we send a team of cavalry out of the city to destroy the tiger bandit's artillery position," a general on the side suggested.
After hearing this, the Ming army guard shook his head and said: "The tiger thieves have already taken precautions. Seeing whether there are any thieves riding over there, I'm afraid they are just waiting for us to send our team out of the city." The Ming army guard pointed towards the distance with his finger. In one direction, he reminded the general who was speaking.
As he pointed out, a general leaned out of the wall to look over at the crenel opening.
In the direction of the southeast corner, you can clearly see an army of cavalry wearing black armor, numbering over a thousand.
There are only about 200 Ming cavalry in the city, and more than 100 of them came from other places for support due to the Tiger Character Banner's recent actions in Xuanfu.
Before this, there were only a few dozen cavalry in the city.
"I heard that the tiger thieves' cannons are very powerful. If our cannons can't hit them, I'm afraid it won't be easy to fight in a while." A general on the city wall worried.
Yanqing Prefecture has been facing Xuanfu's Tiger-Character Banner soldiers and horses for a long time, and usually knows a lot about the situation on the Tiger-Character Banner. In addition, plus the news brought back by the Ming army generals and soldiers who escaped from Xuanfu, they are well aware of the Tiger-Character Banner. The soldiers and horses are very difficult to deal with.
"What? Are you scared?" The Ming army guard general looked at the general who spoke.
The other party twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, but had no words.
The Ming army guard general said: "I know many of you think that we can't defend it, but the emperor's salary and salary will help you to share your worries. Since we are here, we must defend Yanqing Prefecture to the death, otherwise the tiger thieves will step into Yanqing Prefecture. .”
However, he was greeted with silence.
Seeing this, the Ming army guard general had no choice but to say: "Think about your families. If you abandon the city and flee, what will happen to your family members who were taken away? So even if it is for your own family, you must stick to it. here."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's expressions changed.
As early as a year ago, their family was taken to the capital to live.
Seeing that everyone's expressions finally changed, the Ming army guard general continued: "As long as we do our best to defend the city, even if we die in battle, the court will treat our families favorably, so we don't have to worry about anything."
"General, don't worry, we know what to do." One of the Ming army generals said.
After hearing this, the Ming army guard nodded.
Even if more people did not express their opinions, he believed that most of them would choose to stay here for their families.
boom! boom! boom!
A cannon on the side of the Tiger Flag outside the city suddenly sounded.
"General, be careful." A soldier protected the Ming army guard general with his body.
The gunfire only rang a few times and then stopped.
The Ming army guard stood up from behind the wall and peeked through the crenel at the Tiger Flag artillery position outside the city.
"General, this battle is not going to be easy. The tiger thieves' cannons can hit our city wall." A general noticed that there were casualties on the city wall.
The Ming army guard general looked back and said: "If the tiger thieves' cannons are too fierce in a while, let our people temporarily withdraw from the city wall, and wait for the tiger thieves to send out their infantry to climb the city and counterattack back on the city wall."
"The general will make arrangements." With that said, a general turned and left.
boom! boom! boom!
At this moment, the cannons outside the city rumbled, and unlike before, which only rang a few times and then stopped, the cannons fired continuously, and cannons kept falling.
Not long after, the green bricks began to crack on the outer wall of the city wall. Fortunately, the city wall was strong and thick, so the temporary damage was not serious. However, the Ming army on the city suffered more and more casualties under the continuous baptism of cannons.
Fortunately, the order to evacuate the city wall was quickly issued, and the Ming troops on the city wall swarmed to the horse path of the lower city.
The horse path was built wide enough for carriages to pass.
But there were too many defenders on the city. At this time, everyone wanted to escape from the city as early as possible. They were swarming on the horse path, and soldiers were constantly pushed off the horse path and fell to the ground.
Most people who fall off the horse track will suffer broken bones and tendons, but as more and more people are squeezed off the horse track, fewer and fewer people are injured.
Those who fell later were not lucky. There was already a layer of human flesh underneath, so it was not easy to get hurt after falling.
The cannons of the Tiger Flag were still bombarding the city wall.
Because they don't know the situation on the horse trail, the cannons will naturally not actively look for the horse path, but as long as a cannon falls around, it will cause a lot of casualties.
At the same time, the collision between the Ming troops crowded on the horse road became more and more serious, and casualties caused by stampedes began to appear.
The Tiger Flag Artillery Team bombarded the city wall guarded by the Ming Army for half an hour.
(End of chapter)
