Mansoer didn't buy much time.
On the third day after leaving, the people had not returned yet. The Ming army first besieged the city and then began to attack the city.
The siege began in the morning.
The familiar drum beat sounded again, and the stone city immediately became turbulent. Mansor, accompanied by his generals, climbed onto the tower.
When he opened his eyes, he was so frightened that he fainted.
He pointed at the tall, seat-shaped cars with wheels and asked, "What is that?!"
Ya Mulan breathed heavily and said: "That is called a siege tower. It is a tool specially used by the Ming army to siege cities. There are four huge wheels underneath, which can be pushed by manpower. There are four floors above the wheels, and each floor has The soldiers are hiding inside!"
"The Ming army actually has such a strange object?"
The so-called siege tower had already been used when the Tang army attacked Gaochang Kingdom.
Soldiers hide inside and are protected from arrows. Compared with ladders, the casualty rate can be significantly reduced.
This kind of thing does not have any technical difficulties for the current Ming Dynasty, because most of them are wooden structures, but they are more expensive. After all, it not only requires craftsmen and wood, but also requires later maintenance and a certain number of constructions. Otherwise, There is actually no point in taking out three or five.
"Su Tan, the Ming army is so unusual this time. They have a kind of food called dried sweet potatoes that can be carried with them. Coupled with these siege equipment... we have to make plans early."
Mansoer was a little unconvinced, "How many people are there?"
"This attack involves about one guard and more than 5,000 people."
"More than 5,000 people dare to surround us and attack the city?! We have 10,000 people here!"
Originally he had 25,000 troops, but he had already withdrawn the main force. Even if he had to fight to the death, he would not be able to fight to the death in such a small castle.
Even so, it's an insult.
But the words have not yet fallen.
There was another loud noise between heaven and earth, and then a huge black ball was seen flying from high in the sky. Mansoer raised his head and watched, watching it draw a parabola, watching it fall, and then there was 'Boom' 'Sound!
House wood chips and human bones and flesh all exploded in an instant!
"What is that?!"
On the side of the Ming army.
Ma Rong also experienced the power of a magical campfire weapon from back then.
The general who fired the artillery was also very happy and said to him: "General! This artillery is really a powerful siege weapon!"
"Keep firing!" Ma Rong tightened the reins, "Let them taste the power of this Hongyi artillery!"
"yes!"
boom! boom! boom!
Another volley.
There are only three cannons, and the journey is too far. It is not easy to bring them here.
But the effect should be good.
Even if they don't blow up to death, they will scare these people to death.
"Drum roll! Drum roll!"
The sound of drums urged the soldiers full of fighting spirit to move forward bravely. Dozens of siege towers were pushed over the west wall of this small stone city. Of course, strangulation on the wall was unavoidable.
Flesh and blood and scimitars and spears fought together, and the Ming army threw themselves on the city wall like devils desperate for their lives.
Weapons are one thing, but more importantly, you must have the courage to defeat all enemies!
Wu Yongfei and Ji Shan were back to back. They climbed the inevitable city wall together. In front of them were two teams of more than 20 Tulufan soldiers. However, they did not show any fear and stepped forward to kill the enemy.
Ji Shan was quite brave. Three or two people were stabbed with spears, but he pushed them away and knocked them to the ground with slashes to the left and right.
After a few rounds, he was not seriously injured in his arm, but he still fought hard, "Come on! Come on!"
The Turpan soldiers faced this kind of Ming army for the first time, and it seemed that everyone could compare with one to ten.
Not only that, more enemies kept jumping out of the tower.
This is a kind of momentum, a temperament that the Tiger Army cannot defeat.
Not only that, Ji Shan locked eyes on a man who was obviously wearing unusual clothes and shouted, "Brother Angkor, that Tatar official is going to run away!"
"where?!"
Wu Yongfei hurriedly asked after killing one.
Ji Shan was so anxious that he grabbed an arrow from a corpse nearby and drew his bow within a few breaths. He didn't aim carefully and let go first anyway.
The sound of breaking through the sky is extremely pleasant.
There is even a sound of penetration.
Wu Yongfei slapped his thigh, "I'm blocked by someone, let's go! Let's chase him!"
"Wait for me!" Ji Shan didn't care whether he was injured or not. If he killed a high official, he would be rewarded with at least twenty taels of silver.
The officers all said that this time was called a battle of wealth, and the food and drink were better than the previous times.
Even if you are rewarded in the future, you will definitely be rewarded much more.
On the one hand, Hamiwei's brothers also told them that these bastards are fucking bullying us Han people, and this is intolerable.
boom! !
Ma Rong commanded his generals and blasted open the broken gate of Bican City.
He was immediately overjoyed and raised his spear to greet his brothers, "The Ming Dynasty cavalry is invincible! The Ming Dynasty cavalry is invincible!!"
The soldiers had been bored for so many days, and their morale was extremely high.
"rush!!"
Ma Rong rode his horse and rushed to the front, followed by a thousand elites, who seemed to be dazzled by the wind and sand.
The war horses quickly broke into the city. They were all brave men. The intimidating momentum of these people gathered together was simply intimidating. So what if the troops were not superior?
It's contagious.
When the Ming army rushed to the city, the general who fired the cannon couldn't help it. He couldn't fire it now, lest he hurt his own people, so he also pulled a horse over, "Leave a few people to watch the cannon, and the rest People are fighting against me!!”
"The Ming army is invincible! The Ming army is invincible!"
The soldiers charged while shouting such slogans.
After Ma Rong arrived in the city, he first met the enemy in a street. At this time, he was already red-eyed and could not care so much. He waved his spear and said one word: kill!
…
"Report! General Ma Rong has led the attack into the city!"
Zhou Shangwen showed a slight smile for the first time in front of everyone. He snorted and said: "These guys have a beautiful idea. If you can fight, fight, if you can't fight, make peace. How can it be so simple? Ling Weifeng obeys the order!"
"The general is here!"
"I order you to lead the Hami Guards and three thousand households to bypass Bican City and ambush Mansu'er on the way back. Remember, do not pursue deeply to avoid encountering an ambush. Bican is a small city, and his main force is definitely not here. place."
"yes!"
"Ma Sheng obeys the order!"
"The general is here!"
"I order you to lead Suzhou's right guard into the city immediately to provide support. Anyone who holds a weapon and refuses to release it will be killed!"
"yes!"
Zhou Shangwen himself also stood up, "Everyone, this is the first battle to open up the territory. More than ten years of training and more than two months of expedition, everything is for this moment, for the emperor, for the Ming Dynasty, and for us. You must win!"
He gritted his teeth and said this fiercely, and finally said it again in an unreasonable and emphatic tone, "Remember, we must win!!"
Men on the battlefield must have this kind of cruelty. There is no reason at all. They just want to tell the enemy: This is mine, this is mine, and that is mine too. You must either surrender or die!
The Ming army under Zhou Shangwen was also so ruthless!
"Everyone takes orders and sets off!"
With a bang, the generals came out of the camp, each mounted his horse and led his troops away.
At this time, the Ming army was like a flood, and the small castle at the foot of Tianshan Mountain was shaking like duckweed.
Everyone set off following the Ma Sheng tribe's "Ming" banner, and their armors gathered together, forming a flowing momentum that poured into the city.
They fought their way out of the sea of blood, climbed onto the tower, and planted the Ming army flag.
Seeing this scene, Ma Rong was extremely excited. He couldn't help but said: "A hundred battles begin with the victory of the border city. Don't drive away the cunning fox! Today is the first battle to open up the territory!"
(End of chapter)
