Mundos has fallen!
There is no suspense about this. The city wall has been destroyed to that point. Who else can hold it? Therefore, after a night of fierce fighting, the troops of Ma Sui and Amyntas stood there smoothly.
However, this is news that would not have reached the ears of Orontobatis in the original history.
It's just that he can no longer care about this.
In other words, there is no need to take this into account at all.
There were many small cities in the Caria region, and many of them had contacted Alexander before, so if anyone fell, it would not be a surprise to him.
Even he was fully prepared for this, or in other words, from the beginning, he never imagined that there would be anyone outside to rescue Halicarnassus, so it had nothing to do with him whether he was alive or dead outside.
But the power of gunpowder was something he had to guard against, because it not only shattered the walls of Mendos, but also shattered the hearts of all the soldiers.
As the news continued to spread, the soldiers in Halicarnassus became increasingly unwilling to continue defending.
It was only at this time that Orontobatis discovered another huge mistake made by the opponent.
Alexander actually led his soldiers to surround the city, leaving those soldiers who wanted to escape without a final escape route.
Shouldn't this be the time to let them run away? In this way, the entire Halicarnassus might be wiped out.
He couldn't understand why the enemy chose to do the opposite. Aren't they afraid of casualties among the enemy's soldiers?
But soon he had no time to think about this issue anymore, because Alexander actually organized an offensive outside the city. It was obvious that the Macedonian king was preparing to strike while the iron was hot and capture Halicarnassus in one fell swoop.
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"The northwest corner of Harbin is a very good attack direction. Our general believes that His Majesty the King must also think so."
On the top of Mendos City, Ma Sui, who had already won the victory, was talking to Amyntas.
"It seems that your general knows His Majesty the King better than I do, and he did choose that angle. I don't know when my old friend will come here. If he is here, I believe His Majesty the King will not be lonely. .”
Meliaig said: "How can His Majesty the King feel lonely when he has someone like you who doesn't want to be with you? What he needs now is just a way to quickly capture the city, and now, this general named Ma has already brought With this method, I believe that even if our logistics governor fails to come to the battlefield as scheduled, His Majesty the King will not feel lonely because of this. He will only wait eagerly for the arrival of his old friends, and I believe the sun will also miss the moon."
Ma Sui finally couldn't sit still.
"Why do you say our general is the moon? Shouldn't a man as brave and brave as him have a better name?"
Melieig didn't expect the other party's reaction to be so big. He immediately apologized and said: "Please forgive me, we all respect our heroes."
Ma Sui also sat back angrily, saying that he could always understand the other person's mentality. Therefore, it is not wise to have a quarrel with the other party on this matter.
Amyntas, who was caught in the middle, was a little passive at this time. He didn't know which old friend he should speak for?
The only thing that makes people feel fortunate is that the two people in front of them are still somewhat restrained. If they fight directly here, their alliance may be affected. Now Amintas finally understands the power of the people of heaven. With such allies, who would want to lose them?
In the distance, Alexander's troops had begun to fill the trenches. Their method was somewhat unique for this era because they used a special piece of equipment called a boxcar.
This is a tool that can protect soldiers from the damage caused by bows and arrows from a distance. Since Asians use bows and arrows much more frequently than Greek soldiers, this kind of equipment was of great significance on the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition.
It’s just that the river ditch was too heartbreaking. This is how later historians recorded his specific data.
23 feet deep.
45 feet wide.
For people who are not familiar with imperial units, it is difficult to specify this data immediately.
But the difference between it and the traditional Chinese ruler of the 21st century is actually only three centimeters.
But if you lived in the Song Dynasty, you can basically ignore this difference, because the difference between the two sides is only one centimeter, or more accurately, half a centimeter.
Therefore, Ma Sui's final estimated size is not significantly different from the records of historians.
Although he used Song ruler.
But after this description was spread back to China, almost all the Privy Council officials went crazy.
Although the trench is seven meters deep and thirteen or fourteen meters wide, it may not have never appeared on the Chinese battlefield, but it is just an ordinary city in the Kallia region. If every city is defended like this, then the soldiers of the Song Dynasty may A lot of damage will be done here.
No one wants to die in such a desolate place, and no one wants to die in such a meaningless war - even if the news of victory has been sent back to Bianjing, it cannot stop some people from doubting the positive significance of this war. I also feel that the reason why the land and people here cannot smoothly become part of the Yellow and Song Dynasty territory is because the customs are too different and the regional production is not very large.
But the young emperor Zhao Zhen still insisted on his original decision.
He had already smelled the Xixia rebellion, which was different from history, but because of this he made a choice different from the original history.
He needed soldiers who could compete for the championship and had actual combat experience, so he sent 100,000 soldiers south to Fujian Road.
Many people saw the emperor's thoughts, but most people thought that he was young and energetic, so they thought that they could gain an advantage in the war that would inevitably break out in the future. However, such a salary really served the interests of the empire. Those who are still making fun of me don’t know if they are too old-fashioned, or if they are too sophisticated.
But these sophisticated and smooth people are destined to play some disgraceful roles in the war.
For example, some of them tried to make the emperor realize the horror of war. These two numbers had a very positive meaning in reminding the emperor, so he would appear frequently in memorials and became an important tool for the veterans to restrain the emperor's expansion ambitions. Rhetoric.
At this time, Ma Sui did not realize the outcome of his actions. He just faithfully recorded everything on the battlefield in accordance with Li Ning's request. Li Ning needed such records to crack the heads of those military strategists who talked nonsense, so that they could serve the interests of the empire more effectively.
The Song Dynasty gave birth to many scholars who were keen on discussing military affairs, and many military classics appeared as a result. However, their popularity is basically negligible compared to the "New Book of Ji Xiao" written by Qi Jiguang in the Ming Dynasty.
Li Ning even believed for a time that the works of that Shandong fellow could be transplanted to the soldiers of the Song Dynasty, thus greatly improving the combat effectiveness of these bastards. Even his famous Sancai Formation and even his weapon inventions including the Langzhen were also You can try transplanting it.
After all, the time and space gap between the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty was not very large, so this kind of reference may be of great significance.
It's just that this matter is very high-profile, and he probably needs to discuss it with some local senior people. The person he wants to meet most now is Zeng Gongliang, the author of "Martial Arts General Essentials".
However, this expectation may be meaningless. No matter how great Lao Pang's face is, it is impossible to lure such an important court official to Fujian Road in a short time.
However, Li Ning could prepare what needed to be discussed on the road, so his speed was even slower than that of Zhang Fang, who was born in the Shi family.
As a result, Ma Sui became the loneliest person on the front line.
He just admired Alexander's siege art in solitude.
After several more days of filling in the trenches, Alexander began to organize his army and advance toward the towering siege towers.
This kind of bulky equipment naturally requires flat land to move, but its power is also huge. Gao Zong's city wall lost its height advantage in front of him. The archers finally had a little room to play, and of course the infantry could also pass through. Siege towers pose a threat to enemy walls. But that also means a threat to them.
However, the brave Macedonians did not lack wisdom, because they also had powerful weapons such as battering rams.
Therefore, the soldiers on the engineering tower only need to drive away the soldiers on the city wall to cover the engineering. By destroying the city wall, they can create a huge gap so that more soldiers can pose a threat to the city wall. This is the most cost-effective attack strategy.
It's just that this offensive strategy failed to make substantial progress until Cleitas and others slowly arrived. Because the defenders in Halicarnassus did not choose to sit still and wait for death.
First they had engineers build a tower 150 feet high. Engineered tower to suppress Alexander. Then they chose to suddenly rush out of the city one night and try to destroy the important equipment that besieged them.
Alexander never expected such a sneak attack, because they had already lost a lot of men due to a sneak attack before, and they even enjoyed the wonderful performance of gunpowder that night.
This means that the soldiers in the city may have been frightened by this for a long time, and did not have enough strength to fight under fear.
But Alexander was clearly wrong.
He almost paid a heavy price for this.
Fortunately, the reinforcements brought by Cleitas finally worked. He has always been cautious about conducting interviews in the form of the Art of War, and has never given up vigilance on the battlefield.
Therefore, his men took the lead in discovering the sneak attack enemy, entangled with them, and fought fiercely. In exchange for a fierce counterattack by the Greeks, although the Persian army leaving the city was well prepared and had a great morale boost due to the encouragement of Orontobatis, the Song Dynasty people were helpless because they were wrapped in armor like rice dumplings. The refined steel swords were even better than their equipment.
therefore. The sneak attack troops, including Persian Greek mercenaries, suffered huge casualties after a fierce night battle, and the Song Dynasty people finally realized how much advantage their equipment had over the enemy.
Zhang Fang also followed Li Ning's request and recorded the fierce battle at this station in detail. I even recorded and delivered it overnight because I was worried that I might forget and risk tearing the wound.
Ma Sui entrenched himself in the city of Mendos and saw all this clearly, and finally realized that the time had come for the Song Dynasty army to make a contribution.
However, the wise king had obviously seen the strength of his allies. He became interested in the equipment of the Song Dynasty people and asked if he could bid for it. However, none of the officers present had the right to decide on such a deal, so they had to politely decline the king's invitation. Although the gold offered by the other party might be a huge temptation for Li Ning, they were ready to stop it. Any business involving the military, even if it was proposed, would probably be by the same unscrupulous officer who had led them to victory. They'll also stop the bastard from making any mistakes.
Good thing. Li Ning, who arrived shortly thereafter, quickly prevented such a situation from happening.
He's clearly not a confused guy. This is his delusion to confuse all potential enemies. Because what he said to Alexander turned out to be such a weapon. It was blessed by the gods of heaven and was not suitable for use by outsiders. Otherwise, such a blessing may turn into a curse.
Alexander was a superstitious guy. During the Eastern Expedition, he worshiped various gods more than once. Although in the equally superstitious homeland of Persia, such behavior is extremely conducive to establishing his image. But it must be emphasized that sometimes, if you deceive others for a long time, you may believe it.
But Li Ning's late arrival was a good excuse for Alexander, so he proposed to let the Song Dynasty army assume more tasks on the battlefield.
But Li Ning's rhetoric seems more complete and well-founded, because in the past two battles, his people performed better.
Even the proud Creletas had to admit this. For some reason, the army led by the king did not perform more convincingly than the Song Dynasty people.
In fact, what they didn't know was that Li Ning was actually angry at this time, because according to the original historical records, this was not a famous incident. During the night attack, 16 Macedonians were killed and more than 300 were injured. However, Under the perfect resistance of the Song Dynasty army, they only lost 7 people and injured more than 100 people. However, the Song Dynasty army paid more than 50 casualties and injured more than 300 people. This means that they withstood what the Macedonians should have suffered. Although this was an obligation that the allies had to bear, such contributions always seemed to lack the respect they deserved because they could not provide historical evidence to prove it to Alexander.
Therefore, when Alexander made a request to make a greater contribution to the Song Dynasty's army, it was no surprise that he was strongly rejected by Li Ning. Although he seemed a little unreasonable before, this toughness did not fade at all.
It was exactly what Alexander never expected. He even suspected that there seemed to be some problems in the friendship between the two. However, there was another thing about the election of Li Ning that dispelled Alexander's doubts.
This guy handed over his command to his subordinates, and then leisurely got into the tent of the Greek military camp.
He said that he came here to fulfill his duties as the Macedonian logistics governor, not to command the Song Dynasty's army. That army should be led by their commander.
The people of the Song Dynasty were obviously not used to this, but everyone smelled a strange smell, which was that if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger's cubs.
Everyone knows that one of Li Ning's important skills is understanding the language of these so-called Greeks. Therefore, when he is in the opponent's military camp, he can always bring a lot of important news to his own side. Therefore, many important coaches described this in their notes. Unfortunately, during more days of observation, they did not notice Li Ning's performance in this regard. On the contrary, Li Ning seems to be particularly willing to get along with ordinary soldiers.
The officers of the Song Dynasty noticed that he was always hanging out with two very strong soldiers recently. The two guys often quarreled, and Li Ning acted as the peacemaker. However, Li Ning did not forget to show off his martial arts skills at this time. He even used Mongolian wrestling, although there were not many Huangsong. Personally, I can taste it, but the Greeks who were beaten clearly felt the power of this fighting method.
It is said that this kind of fighting has been growing up with Li Ning. Even though he later went to Shandong to study, he did not fall behind. Therefore, in this small military camp, he can still bring some attention to himself.
Cleitas and Philotas soon visited the tent where he lived. Li Ning introduced them to the situation of these two people.
"The two of them often argued about who was the stronger one. A few days ago they even proposed to attack Halicarnassus single-handedly."
"Really? How can we take down a city like that single-handedly?"
"I also think they were a little reckless, but it's a good opportunity for us."
"What good opportunity? Why didn't I see it?"
"If the enemy sees only two people rushing up, they will definitely take it lightly and send troops to stop them. As long as these two people can hold on for a while and let our reinforcements rush up to kill those reckless defenders, then maybe we can find Breakthrough and break into Halicarnassus.”
"Are you serious?"
"Of course I am serious. When the time comes, my army in heaven will also prepare gunpowder. Once it temporarily enters a state of anxiety, we will wait for the opportunity to use gunpowder to smash the damn city wall."
"Okay, I'll do as you wish!"
the next day.
Neoptolemus did not recover quickly from his injury, but he was still given the task of defending the city.
The morale of the army had become lower due to the failure of the night attack a few days ago, so Orontobatis became more cautious now.
But he didn't think such caution was necessary at all. He was always looking for another opportunity to sneak attack. Last time, he did not attack with the team as historically, and therefore did not die on the battlefield as historically. This brought a small potential threat to the armies of Alexander and Li Ning. However, this small potential threat did not use their hands to lift the butcher's knife. Instead, they gave their heads to the prepared enemy. .
He was an unprepared guy, at least during his inspection of the city defense today, but he saw a scene that surprised him even more, because there were two guys on the opposite side who were even less prepared than him, and they were acting like mad dogs. They also charged towards their towering city walls.
Those two guys' nerves must be broken. No matter who it is, they will definitely have such thoughts.
Neoptolemus was certainly not an exception.
So a small group of soldiers quickly rushed out of the city gate under his leadership, waving weapons and fighting against the two men.
However, those two guys are worthy of being the ones who often argue about who is more powerful. Their fighting power is indeed enough to stand out from their peers.
Therefore, the seven-character Si lost his job again shortly after being injured last time.
However, this time, the god Zeus seemed not to give him another chance to save his life.
Because Cleitas and Ferotas were following Li Ning's arrangement and rushed towards this group of reckless Persian soldiers at the most ferocious speed.
Cleitas jumped up like a black bear and stabbed the long sword in his hand directly into the chest of the seven-character boy.
When the enemy was in chaos, Philotas rushed into the city gate on their mechanism.
The Persian soldiers inside suddenly fell into panic, but before they could organize an effective counterattack, violent explosions began to roar on their walls.
People who experienced that night on Mendos were immediately reminded of its terrifying power.
"Gunpowder!" someone shouted in horror. Fortunately, it was in Greek, and some Persians didn't understand it.
But the rising flames spread fear to everyone.
It was not until this time that Orontobatis finally discovered on the knife tower that the so-called gunpowder was packed in some clay pots. After being lit and thrown on the city wall, the result was very good.
As a result, the fear lurking in everyone's hearts was finally awakened.
The scattered shouts of escape successfully accelerated the spread of fear.
This gave Ferotas and his brothers an excellent opportunity.
Because behind them was the main army led by Alexander.
The three infantry phalanxes once again played a huge role. Amitabha took the lead and rushed into the excited Halicarnassus. Gunpowder was still guarding the city wall, but this time the protagonist was no longer him. .
Because they were worried about accidentally injuring the Greek soldiers who rushed into the city, the gunpowder was given priority to the buildings in the city. The tall tower naturally became the key target. If Eurontobatis hadn't run so fast, he would have been killed long ago. Already perished in the flames.
However, the slinging device used by the Song Dynasty was provided by the Greeks. The range of this device was quite limited, at least not as good as Li Ning's impressive return cannon.
You must know that back and forth and gunpowder allowed the Mongols to travel across China and the West without any disadvantages, creating a world empire second only to the British Empire.
But Li Ning is still unwilling to manufacture such a weapon because it is too easy to be imitated and may become a target for Macedonians to imitate.
After all, their engineers were so formidable. Not only were they likely to be 1,300 years ahead of the Song Dynasty in civil engineering, but they also allowed those craftsmen who were discriminated against in the Song Dynasty to appreciate the advantages of free thinking in terms of instrument manufacturing.
Of course this taste came later.
Now, Li Ning is the only one sighing.
Now that he has begun to sigh, it means that the situation on the battlefield cannot be changed. Being able to destroy some facilities in the city is already considered a victory for Li Ning. After all, he did not carry much gunpowder this time, and he can make some achievements. It proved the advancement of the Song Dynasty.
This is what the emperor who is at an age of vanity wants to see.
Of course, the national sentiment in Li Ning's heart made him no more rational than that emperor.
Who makes him still have half Han blood in his body?
The other half of the Mongolian ancestry has a somewhat Russian flavor because my grandma's father is a Russian bear.
Russian bears love to drink. Later, when he came to China, what he missed most was the taste of vodka. But when he met Erguotou, everything was no longer a problem.
And now Li Ning also wants to drink very much. Because the emotion in his heart seemed to be dissolved only by alcohol.
So he sent someone to fetch the wine that he was going to give to Amyntas, and drank it leisurely.
It wasn't until Alexander won the fierce street fight that he discovered that his old friend was drunk in the tent.
"Did he plan all this?"
Alexander turned and ran towards Philotas and Cleitas, the two warriors who had been the first to charge.
They all answered unanimously in the affirmative.
Alexander silently cast a grateful look at his old friend. A few days ago, he was unhappy because he was disgraced. Now it seems that friends are friends after all, and his loyalty is trustworthy and worthy of his stay in this capital. I was delayed for a month while waiting for the arrival of my old friend.
So he tiptoed and covered his old friend with a quilt. He glanced at the wounds on his body and the blood of the two first warriors who had charged all over their clothes. He couldn't help but laugh.
This was a roar belonging to the Macedonians, which instantly resonated with all Macedonians. They once again won the war. Although this victory made them wait for a long time, they defeated the only respectable opponent in the Caria region. .
Orontobatis was unfortunately injured when he jumped off the tower in a hurry. Ametas, the son of Antiochus, picked him up desperately and fled to the nearby acropolis.
If this guy hadn't been injured and the Persian army lost its command, the Greek army that rushed into the city might not have been able to win. And all this was thanks to Li Ning, whose tower was designated as the primary target of attack.
No matter what, the victory in this battle belongs to Li Ning. Although everyone tried their best, but he was sitting in the tent, even drunk and unconscious, but no one can shake his credit for coordinating the overall situation.
For the first time, Alexander felt the power of strategizing, and for the first time he saw the light of philosophy of the Celestial Kingdom.
As for Halicarnassus, he has become Alexander's bag, and no further explanation is needed. The only thing that needs to be explained now is how Li Ning calmly determined the arrival of this victory.
They may never know that the charge of those two ghosts was originally recorded in history, and whether there were many people who interpreted it in later generations. What a pity, they were not fully prepared, otherwise they would have suffered a huge victory. They were at their fingertips, and Li Ning just made up for some small regrets for them. He sneaked into the Greek military camp early in order to find these two competitive daredevils.
For the sake of God King Zeus, he successfully found these two bastards, and when they were about to launch a seemingly charge, he stopped them and used them, so that Philotas and Cleitas had They had the perfect opportunity to break the city, but they were under great pressure to achieve this victory, which originally required a lot of sacrifice.
Now, Li Ning and his soldiers can launch an attack on the Acropolis.
