The offensive and defensive battle in Datong was much more intense than both sides imagined.
Dayan Khan felt that Zhou Shangwen's troops were not there, so he wanted to show off his military power in a battle. In this way, no Ming army would dare to attack them easily if they went deeper.
Chang Dacheng has been sharpening his sword for several years. Since the new king came to the throne, firearms, soldiers, and training have all been very different from before. All preparations are at this moment. How can he easily admit defeat?
Moreover, they, generals with professional backgrounds, had a deeper sense of defense against Han and barbarians.
With the emperor's trust, he has no shortage of glory and wealth, so it is impossible for the enemy to surrender him, and with the defense of Han and barbarians, it is even less possible for him to be greedy for life and afraid of death, especially when one of his brothers has died at the hands of the Tatars.
So what I didn’t say is, just fight, fight as long as you endure!
Baers and Grutai led troops to attack Wudingmen and Yanghemen respectively. The flints thrown by the Tatars were like chains of death.
Chang Dacheng saw the casualties caused by these siege weapons, but he didn't care because the Tatar soldiers were already trying to climb the city wall with ladders.
The Tatar soldiers were also braver than expected, and they advanced under artillery fire at all costs.
Of course, the soldiers guarding the city of Datong were still fighting for their lives, and the artillery and bows and arrows were also fighting for their lives. Although it was difficult to kill all the densely packed soldiers with these weapons, the Ming army would not let go even of those Tatar soldiers who started to climb. Then, kerosene and rocks kept falling downwards. Even if someone does come close to climbing the city wall, the Ming army will rush up and surround him.
This is just a city wall, not to mention the Wengcheng behind it. The so-called Wengcheng is a city within a city. It is equivalent to breaking through the city gate, and there is another city gate behind it, and within this space is a closed city wall in the shape of a mouth.
The defenders were on the city wall. After the enemy invaded the city gate, unless they quickly breached the second city gate, as many people as they came would be shot here.
To put it bluntly, a "very shallow well" was built at the gate of the city. The name Wengcheng came from, which means catching turtles in an urn.
This is a method of defending the city that has been continuously improved after many years of war.
In some important cities, there will be several barbicans in a row, turning the word "mouth" into "sun", surrounded by defenders. If you rush into this place, how can you survive?
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to conquer Datong through this kind of simple siege.
When Dayan Khan saw that the situation was not right, he immediately ordered his troops to withdraw to reduce unnecessary casualties.
On the second day, Dayan Khan drove forward the Ming people captured in Yanghe and other villages. Artillery, bows and arrows were not very discerning. If they wanted to kill, they would kill them all together.
For a general who is used to seeing life and death, he can be ruthless even if he really orders everyone to be killed.
But the key is the impact on the morale of the soldiers defending the city. If one's own people can be killed, then why is this battle fought? There might even be relatives of some soldiers here.
The Tatars are not very good at attacking cities, but they are cruel, so this is not the first time they have used this method.
Chang Dacheng had witnessed this kind of battle before in the military academy. He raised his head and looked at the soldiers on both sides. Sure enough, many of them had hesitant faces and a trace of confusion in their eyes.
"In the 14th year of Zhengtong, Wala also led a large army to take the emperor and knocked on the gate of Datong. At that time, the generals and soldiers guarding the city never opened the city gate in order to protect Datong! The emperor was like this? Not to mention the people? Datong was lost. Once the city gate is broken, who can survive in the city?! More people will definitely die by then! This first arrow was meant to be shot!"
Soon enough, there was a whoosh, black arrow feathers flew downwards, and then under the city wall, an old woman with white hair fell down!
Chang Dacheng stood in the sight of everyone and shouted righteously: "The murderer, Chang Dacheng! His purpose is to protect the great unity! To protect the Ming Dynasty and the country! If anyone wants revenge, please come to me!" "
The general took the lead, and the other soldiers were no longer lenient.
As a result, such a shot shocked the undefended Tatar army below.
Dayan Khan from a distance saw the situation. Although he was not convinced, he could only order his troops to retreat again.
At the same time, a thought came to my mind: Datong is so difficult to defeat, so this trip to the capital of the Ming Dynasty, which must be fought, may not end well.
"At that time, Wala also captured the emperor of the Ming Dynasty first, and also captured the elite Ming army in Tumu Fort. But only a month later, he lost his armor under the capital of the Ming Dynasty and suffered heavy losses. You think it is Why?"
Dayan Khan had a sinister face and a fierce look in his eyes, but he just looked silly. In fact, under the upbringing of Mandu Haihatun, he was not the kind of mindless warrior.
"I also underestimated the enemy too much, thinking I was sure of victory. In fact, in the battle of Tumubao, the main reason was that the Ming army was too stupid."
"So what about our trip?" Dayan Khan said in a deep voice: "Although this little emperor of the Ming Dynasty is still a baby, he is more hostile to the grassland than his father. In the past few years, we have watched him... We are preparing for war, and we even openly called out that duplication should be made a national policy! This year, we have started to block mutual markets again. How are we going to fight this war?
According to Ben Khan, even with that kind of advantage, Beijing has not yet been defeated, so we should not be too optimistic. Therefore, in this battle, the capital is not within our target, but we are going to the capital, firstly, to plunder goods, livestock and people, secondly, to declare war power, to force the Ming court to stop the blockade and trade with us, and thirdly, Third, it is to eliminate the elite troops that the Ming army has prepared in recent years and to remove the minions of the young emperor of the Ming Dynasty, that is, Zhou Shangwen. If you want to achieve this goal, you still have to go to Beijing. You can only go there. Only Zhou Shangwen would be in a panic and find it difficult to calm down.
In Benhan's view, Ye Xian's biggest mistake was to give the Ming court more than a month to prepare after the battle at Tumubao. Otherwise, how could the Ming army have the strength to defend the capital when all its elite troops were lost? Everyone, eight days have passed since we attacked Yanghe and Datong. Within eight days, the little emperor must have received the battle report, and various preparations must have begun. King Qin's troops from various places may also set off in the next few days. In other words, we cannot stay in Datong for too long.
Bals and Grutai, tomorrow is the last day to attack the city. Even if it doesn't go well, Ben Khan will not wait for you anymore. The whole army will march south and walk the same path as before! "
For the grassland peoples, Grand Master Wala was a figure that existed in the past hundred years.
No matter how they did it, they captured the emperor of the Ming Dynasty anyway, and how many senior generals and officials of the Ming Dynasty were killed in the battle of Tumubao?
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In the capital at this time.
Zhu Houzhao returned to the harem after a tiring day.
He has already made arrangements for war matters, including silver, food, troops, people, and additional troops.
Judging from his historical memories of later generations, Datong was breached, which was not something he expected, and he didn't think Dayan Khan could do it.
During the two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, Datong seemed to have never been invaded by foreign enemies. In the end, it was destroyed from within.
After all, this is one of the nine important towns.
But Datong must not be able to stop Dayan Khan.
The current situation is somewhat similar to that of the 14th year of Orthodoxy, when news was also received that Datong was under attack.
Then the orthodox emperor announced that he would personally conquer the country.
It's really a trap for his ancestors. If it weren't for this incident, he could still lead the army by using his brains. Forget it now, so it's not that he wants to hide in the harem at this time, but he can only hide in the deep palace. .
He didn't do anything, so the officials in the court felt at ease.
To put it bluntly, many ministers were silently guarding against his move.
Of course, there is another reason.
The two nobles of Yongshou Palace are about to give birth.
Both of them were pregnant at the end of last year, and were about to conceive in October. If they could give birth to a prince, it would actually be a boost to their momentum.
So as the time got closer, Zhu Houzhao became more concerned.
Dr. Kui'er is even more inseparable now. She and her senior sister Xin Hui are guarding Yongshou Palace from morning to night.
The harem does not interfere in the government affairs, but the news of the war in the capital is currently causing a storm in the city, and they are all aware of it. Moreover, the emperor's condition is obviously tired to the naked eye.
Huaixiao and Huaiyan were also distressed, and they always reminded the emperor to pay attention to the dragon body when they met.
Zhu Houzhao is actually fine. He is young, and just being tired is nothing. "A happy event is approaching, and I am happy in my heart. It won't hinder anything."
"The Ming Dynasty's imperial army has won the victory. The two nobles have given His Majesty a son. This is a double happiness... Oh, it's not a triple happiness. The daughter of the people congratulates Your Majesty first."
Kui'er probably doesn't read much.
Zhu Houzhao looked strange and corrected him: "The Imperial Army is not good. The Ming Army is good. Dr. Kui'er must have only read medical books and not other books."
Huaixiao smiled lightly. It was interesting that the emperor had to quarrel with this doctor several times, but if he really laughed, it was actually difficult to laugh happily. There was always one thing on his mind.
Huaixiao touched his swollen belly and said: "My concubine and my sister have married His Majesty, and our lives have been linked to His Majesty for a long time. It's a pity that His Majesty's military affairs are becoming increasingly heavy, but I can't share your worries for Your Majesty."
"If you take good care of yourself, you will share my worries."
"I just want your Majesty to know that the two sisters are willing to share hardships with you in this life. Speaking of which, I heard from Dr. Kui'er that the birth date is approaching. I want to tell your Majesty that there is no need to worry about anything at any time. We sisters are worried, military and national affairs are important, the country, the country and the country are important."
It's hard to say that Zhu Houzhao wasn't moved. At least when he encountered difficulties, someone finally comforted him.
"I know it."
This sentence has it all covered.
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Asking for a monthly ticket! ! !
(End of chapter)
