Sixty-two goose carts moved forward slowly in two staggered rows. About 4,000 Mongolian makeshift infantrymen acted as cover around the goose carts.
The "temporary infantry" are not the official escort of the Great Khan of the Chahar tribe, but the herdsmen of small Mongolian tribes who have been forcibly recruited nearby by Tumen Khan's cavalry in the past five or six days and some Han Chinese who fled north. With a big backing and being scattered, I didn't expect to be affected at first, but unexpectedly, Tumen Khan, who lacked cannon fodder, recruited him with the mentality that no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat.
Since there were obviously Han people among them, Gao Jinggong hesitated slightly before giving the order.
It's not that his mother's heart has broken out, but that he himself does not regard ordinary Han people who fled north as traitors. In his opinion, this group of people fled north to Tumote to survive because they were severely oppressed in the Ming Dynasty and could no longer survive. They were completely different from Zhao Quan and others of the White Lotus Sect.
Moreover, these ordinary Han people who fled north accelerated Tumut's Chineseization. To a certain extent, they actually promoted his highly pragmatic plan.
If the following was a White Lotus Sect careerist like Zhao Quan who intended to lead Mongolia to invade the south, Gao Pragmatic would not hesitate at all, but for these ordinary Han people, he hesitated.
Just when Ma Gui changed his face slightly and was about to speak to persuade him, Gao Pragmatic spoke himself: "The emperor's honor guard cannot be insulted by anyone! Anyone who advances in front of the enemy formation is an enemy of our army and will be punished! Ma Gui will be punished!" Commander-in-Chief, you are commanding this battle on behalf of my envoy. If there is any blame from the court afterwards, it will be my envoy's responsibility to shoulder the responsibility. You can just go ahead and do whatever you want."
Ma Gui became energetic and responded loudly: "Here! I obey the imperial envoy Jun's order!"
Ma Gui did not understand the meaning of the first word of Gao Jingshi's words, but he was quite satisfied with the decisiveness of Gao Jingshi's authorization, and was even a little moved. He immediately clasped his fists to accept the order, walked to the side and began to give orders and direct the battle.
Being a civil servant in the Ming Dynasty is generally quite enjoyable, but no one can completely betray his or her own class, and being pragmatic also needs to follow some civil servant traditions.
For example, at this time, if he directly ordered the Han people in front of the S formation, some people in the government and the public might praise him for his "decisive handling", but some people would definitely accuse him of being "perverse and cruel", so he had to put a trap on himself first. The name of righteousness.
This title is his current status as an imperial envoy. The emperor's plenipotentiary envoy naturally had a guard of honor representing the emperor, so he emphasized that the sin of these Han people under the city was to show their weapons at the emperor's guard of honor, which was a treasonous act.
I killed them not because I was cruel, but because they were "disrespectful".
If you protect your body with the word "loyalty", at least you won't have any trouble.
As for granting Ma Gui full authority to command this battle, there is no need to explain this. He is pragmatic and can make do with pre-war planning, but when it comes to commanding on the spot, it is not necessary for an amateur to lead an expert. People who do this kind of thing, Throughout the ages, no one has paid the price with blood.
Ma Gui's command was more complicated than Gao Pragmatic imagined. Almost every five steps the enemy took, Ma Gui would issue a military order, and his orders were very detailed, such as "gunner's aim", "gunner's charge", "Gunner loading", "gunner igniting", "gun clearing", etc. are almost given in "decomposition actions".
And he not only commanded the artillery, but also "grenade preparation", "shenhuo crow preparation", "fork pole preparation", etc., and received orders one after another according to the distance of use against the enemy.
Of course, no matter how loud his voice was, he could not command the entire city wall, so at regular intervals there would be messengers repeating his military orders loudly to prevent anyone from not hearing clearly and getting confused.
These are what Gao Jingshi, who was engaged in a defensive battle for the first time, saw for the first time. Even if Gao Jingshi didn't know much about commanding on the battlefield, he could still see Ma Gui's rich experience in defensive battles.
It's not surprising to say that when Gao Pangshi first met him, wasn't he just a fort guard? For him, this matter was a professional counterpart.
Compared with the defensive level of the Ming army, the Mongolian army's siege operations were somewhat amateurish.
This group of goose carts and temporary infantry were first baptized by artillery fire on the city walls of the Ming army.
The first wave of artillery fire was actually a test firing. Its main function was to correct the accuracy of the artillery shells. In fact, it was indeed inaccurate. A salvo of dozens of guns just hit a goose cart like a blind cat encountering a dead mouse. .
However, the power of this shot did not directly hit the Goose Cart. The hardwood board and cowhide on the top of the Goose Cart's body obviously could not withstand such a solid cannon. It was directly penetrated by the shot, and blood spurted out from the inside of the car body. I know how many people died.
In fact, if such a solid cannon can kill ten people, it is very impressive. However, the psychological shock caused by this cannon is very strong, especially since this group of temporary infantry is not considered an army at all. I used to think that the goose cart was too tough. The wooden board and cowhide seemed quite strong, but who knew it couldn't stop the gunfire at all.
At this moment, the goose cart's pusher and helmsman immediately panicked and abandoned the cart and fled. The goose cart continued to move forward because there were still oxen pulling it at the front, but without the helmsman, the direction was messed up. Suddenly it started to deviate from the normal straight line and went diagonally to the side.
To make matters worse, several goose carts near this goose cart were also frightened. Some of the people pushing the carts and covering the goose cart ran away, and some of the temporary infantrymen in the carts also jumped out and fled. Soon, five people One goose car lost control one after another.
Tumen Khan, who was holding the battle at the rear, was furious when he saw this. He waved his hands with a cold face, and the Chahar cavalry team acting as a supervisor went directly to the area and sent a wave of arrows, killing and wounding most of the people who fled back.
The makeshift infantrymen were forced into a dilemma. Most of those who escaped death had to return to the goose cart to wait for death.
Good things cannot come, and bad things cannot be given away. Death came as expected and the second salvo came.
This round of artillery fire was much more accurate than the previous one. A total of three goose carts were destroyed, four were damaged, and a few scattered shots hit the temporary infantry formation accompanying the goose cart. If thirty or forty people were gathered together, Even if it's a square team.
Ma Gui was secretly happy when he saw it. He didn't expect that after just two rounds of artillery fire, the opponent's casualties would be almost a hundred people. It seemed that as long as this battle could be won, the military merit would be absolutely incredible!
However, as before, the heads of the Mongolians killed while defending the city may not be obtained. I just hope that this battle will be fought to the end, and the Tumen will not be able to take away those heads.
The effect of this round of shelling was much better than that of the previous test. In addition to direct losses, it also caused greater commotion, once again causing a new round of people abandoning their vehicles and fleeing.
Tumen Khan still had a cold face and waved his hand again unmoved. The guards of the Great Khan of the Chahar tribe showed no mercy to their compatriots and sent another wave of arrows.
"Tumen, what kind of Mongolian Khan are you! In the name of the Immortal Heaven, I curse you to die a good death!" In the sn, a Mongolian elder who was at least in his fifties yelled and cursed.
This shout may have echoed the sentiments of many people. Suddenly, there were curses everywhere, all of them scolding Tumen for sweating.
These herders from small tribes originally lived a good life under the leadership of Tumut. As long as they could bring enough cattle, sheep, horses and related goods, they could exchange for anything they wanted from Zhangjiakou. The days are getting better and better every year, but unexpectedly, I encountered such a bad thing and was caught by my own theoretical Khan and used as cannon fodder!
What kind of bullshit is this? What a bloodline of the Golden Family, descendants of Genghis Khan!
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