The first day of the first month of the tenth year of Yongle.
The sky is slightly bright.
The little devils began to attack the city again.
They took advantage of the darkness to prepare for a sneak attack.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi knew that last night was the New Year's Eve of the Ming Dynasty.
According to the customs of the Han people, the Chinese New Year is the most important festival.
They are bound to let their guard down.
But now that we are at war, the Ming army will definitely be wary of their night attacks.
Based on this, he planned to make a sneak attack when it was slightly light.
Because at this time, the people who have been on duty all night are the most sleepy and their reactions are slow.
At the same time, the field of view is also better at this time, and with the help of the night light that has not completely faded, it can also play a role in hiding the figure.
The little devil slowly advanced towards the city wall, and the Ming army on the wall did not notice anything unusual.
"General!"
When the soldiers on duty saw Yang Xuan, they were excited and saluted immediately.
"Thanks for your hard work!"
"You go down and rest first!" Yang Xuan patted the other party's shoulder and said.
"General, I'm not sleepy yet."
"How can I not be sleepy after being on guard all night?"
"And we have to continue fighting today. How can we fight if we don't have the energy?"
"Go!" Yang Xuan said.
"Yes." The soldier bowed again and got off the city wall.
Then, Yang Xuan arranged for the replacement soldiers to continue on duty.
After patrolling the city wall, Yang Xuan felt a little uneasy.
He looked into the distance, as if something was moving.
So he took out the monocular telescope in his arms and looked at the trees in the distance.
His eyesight is far beyond that of ordinary people, and he can quickly see the situation clearly with the help of a telescope.
"Humph! He is indeed a little devil!"
Yang Xuan sneered.
Then he ordered the soldiers around him: "The enemy is coming. Quickly inform others and go up to the city wall."
"Remember not to make too much noise, lest the enemy notice it."
"Yes!" The soldier clasped his fists and immediately went down to deliver the order.
Yang Xuan looked into the distance again, eyes narrowed slightly.
While waiting for the soldiers, the little Japanese advanced a lot.
"Master Hou!" Zheng He and a group of generals rushed over.
"Long story short, the little devil is here."
"Let's do this next..."
Yang Xuan quickly explained the plan he had just come up with, and added a few more points after the generals checked and filled in the gaps.
Next, troops and generals were mobilized, and everyone got into their positions in the shortest possible time.
They also paid attention to concealment during the process and did not let the little devil notice anything unusual.
The Ming army just hid on the city wall and watched the little Japanese approach.
When the Japanese were still about one kilometer away from the city wall, Yang Xuan directly ordered the artillery fire.
The range of Ming army artillery is about two kilometers, and now this distance is completely acceptable.
The sudden sound of gunfire woke everyone up.
After the cannons were fired on the city wall on Yang Xuan's side, the sound of cannons also sounded on several other walls.
Although the distance between the Japanese and the city wall they faced was different from that on Yang Xuan's side.
But some of them have already entered the artillery range.
Moreover, when the cannon fires, it is equivalent to telling the enemy that I have discovered you.
Continuing to hide it will have little effect.
After being tricked by Yang Xuan like this, the little devil no longer hides himself.
He stood up directly and rushed towards the city wall with a strange scream.
Although it still looks like a mess, compared to yesterday's swarm charge, it has improved a lot.
There was distance between each of them.
This can greatly reduce the casualties caused by artillery.
After all, in yesterday's battle, the Ming army's artillery had already taught them how to behave.
Seeing that under the Ming army's artillery, the casualties were indeed reduced, and the morale of the little devils was greatly boosted.
Ashikaga Yoshimochi, who was hiding in the back and watching the battle, was even more excited.
"How can you keep guard now?"
After breaking through the "barrage" composed of Ming army artillery, the little Japanese attacking the city also came to the bottom of the city wall.
They put the ladder they brought up on the city wall and began to climb up.
After the Ming army used rolling logs and stones to repel several waves of attacks, a lot of Japs had gathered under the city wall.
Yang Xuan had been staying on the city wall. When he saw this situation, he yelled: "Throw it!"
Then, a group of Ming soldiers appeared, each carrying a jar.
Bang bang bang! ! !
The jar was thrown down and hit the little devils, causing them some casualties.
However, the most important thing is the liquid in the jar.
Now there are many little devils under the city wall who have been splashed with this liquid.
Someone noticed that the liquid had an unpleasant taste.
After thinking about it carefully, I suddenly exclaimed: "Oil, this is fire oil!"
"Run, run!"
As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of torches were thrown down from the city wall.
The next moment, it swept directly into the battlefield under the city wall.
The piled corpses and the little devils stained with kerosene were directly ignited by the fire.
In yesterday's battle, some Ming soldiers were injured or pulled off the city wall by the enemy, leaving many corpses of Ming soldiers under the wall.
Fortunately, Yang Xuan sent people to clean up last night, found the bodies of the Ming army soldiers, and sent them into the city.
He also told the soldiers that even if they died in battle, he would bring their ashes back to the Ming Dynasty.
Fallen leaves returning to their roots is extremely attractive to these soldiers fighting in foreign lands.
Yang Xuan's move won the respect from the hearts of the soldiers.
The most important thing for supporting Yang Xuan before was that Yang Xuan could bring them benefits and Yang Xuan's identity.
Now, it's entirely because of Yang Xuan's personality charm.
Let me ask, what soldier wouldn't like a general who can win battles, bring benefits, and at the same time not abandon his own men?
In the twelfth lunar month of winter, this fire was lit to dispel the chill in the air.
The soldiers could also smell the smell of barbecue in the air.
However, along with the screams ringing in the ears, and the tragic situation under the city wall.
Many soldiers couldn't hold it back and vomited it out.
The scene in front of me was really too tragic and made people sick to their stomachs.
In order to make the soldiers feel better and avoid inhaling the smoke that filled the air, Yang Xuan ordered the soldiers to wet the cloth and cover their mouths and noses.
Naturally, my subordinates will arrange these things.
Now Yang Xuan just wants to appreciate the tragic situation of the Japanese.
Kyoto City has been completely surrounded by fire. Before the fire is extinguished, the Japanese can no longer attack.
Moreover, this fire attack also caused great casualties to the Japanese.
Many ghosts ran and fell to the ground, becoming acquaintances.
However, this is not the napalm bomb of later generations, and its lethality is limited.
There were still many Japanese who escaped with their lives.
Now under the city wall, all that is left are acquaintances everywhere.
It must be said here that before launching the fire attack, Yang Xuan had already had people move the gunpowder on the city wall.
After all, with such a big fire, any spark falling into the gunpowder would cause huge casualties to the Ming army.
Even the city walls were blown down.
Therefore, when the Japanese retreated, none of the Ming troops on the city wall opened fire.
Just send them off with bows and arrows.
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