Zhu Di ignored him at all, took out the fire stick and blew it, threw it into the hot oil pot, then picked up the torch on the side and lit it, waving it continuously.
Not long after, a group of subordinates came from a distance, knelt down on one knee and clasped their fists in salute, "General, I will see His Highness the King of Yan."
Zhu Di looked majestic and said, "Zhang Yu, go to the southeast corner gate immediately, bring the eight thousand cavalry on standby to the city to fight, and carry out the original plan."
"I will obey your orders!"
When the chief envoy of Peiping heard that he was about to leave the city, his heart suddenly trembled. He didn't care why Zhu Di, who had been banned, appeared here. He quickly advised, "My lord, think twice. The top priority is to defend the city, not to attack the enemy." !”
He doesn't understand military affairs, but he still knows common sense. Defending a city is simple, labor-saving and effective. If you leave an impregnable fortress undefended and go out to fight, it will definitely be thankless.
"Your Highness, please don't act out of anger!"
Zhu Di's eyes flashed, but he still ignored him and continued, "Zhu Neng, immediately summon the two guards on standby in the city to take over all city defense matters."
"I will obey my orders." Zhu Neng clasped his fists and left in a hurry.
"Zhang Wu."
"The end will be here."
Zhu Di said in a deep voice, "After the two guards have arrived, you will lead 3,000 people and be responsible for the supply of equipment to defend the city without delay."
"I will obey my orders."
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Zhu Di is like a born king, showing his superior aura. At this moment, he has a grace that he didn't have in the past.
In just a quarter of an hour, Zhu Di issued more than 20 military orders, each of which was clear and specific.
When Li Qing saw that he had completed the deployment, his anger dropped from his dantian, and his voice was melodious, "Light the fire!"
"Click, rub, rub...!"
The pot of hot oil was lit one by one, and then the torch was lit. From a distance, it looked like a huge fire dragon circling.
Li Qing's voice was clear: "Hold the city wall and don't let the enemy step into the Great Wall. Our reinforcements will arrive in half an hour."
The chief envoy of Peking looked at the two of them blankly, and suddenly felt that he was a big fool.
At this moment, he still didn't understand. He had been kept in the dark the whole time, but he couldn't say anything. The border defense was bigger than the sky. Even if the flood in the court was overwhelming, he had to make concessions for the border defense.
Nothing compares to resisting the original enemy, and even if Li Sin disobeys the will, he will not be punished in the slightest.
Seeing Yuan Ren getting closer and closer, he was no longer in the mood to care about it, and said hurriedly, "His Royal Highness King Yan, Imperial Envoy, look at the number of torches in Yuan Ren, it must be no less than 30,000, or even more, this...is it too late? ?”
Having a city to defend naturally gives them an advantage, but the Yuan people can attack one point but not the rest. Although King Yan's three guards are more numerous than the opponent, they are spread across various cities, which is not enough.
What's more, eight thousand people were sent out.
He was really panicked. As the chief envoy of Peiping, military affairs were also within his scope of responsibilities, but those were all logistical supplies, and he was responsible for assisting defense during wartime. This was his first time to experience a big scene with real swords and guns. Could he not nervous?
Zhu Di said calmly: "Just keep it in your heart. I have been guarding the border for more than ten years, but have I ever let the Yuan people step into the Great Wall?
It’s not like I’ve never seen such a scene before. Seeing how promising you are, I won’t delay your celebration of the first day of the Lunar New Year tomorrow! "
"Uh...yes, yes, yes." The Chief Minister agreed, but his heart was pounding.
Li Qing was secretly glad that he didn't take any chances. He not only made the three guards fully prepared, but also brought King Yan just in case.
Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous.
Without Zhu Di here, Li Qing would not be sure even if all the three guards obeyed his imperial envoy's orders and served their lives with sincerity.
But you can't become a general just by seeing the battlefield twice.
Moreover, the two times he went out with the army, one was to recruit surrender, and the other was under Lan Yu's overall command. When the battle started, he played no role at all.
More importantly, this time we were defending, not attacking the enemy.
Li Qing estimated that even if Lan Yu came, he would most likely not be as good as Zhu Di. Zhu Di had been guarding the border for more than ten years, and his experience and understanding of enemy sieges were far beyond what anyone could compare to.
It's not that Lan Yu is inferior to Zhu Di, but that the two are different in what they are good at.
Li Qing cupped his hands and said, "Which city gate does your Highness think the Yuan people will attack?"
"Of course it is the largest gate under our feet." Zhu Di said decisively, "The Yuan people are all cavalry. With such a huge army, even if the small city gate is breached, they will not be able to open it. Instead, they will be easily cut off by us. A turtle in a urn."
Zhu Di smiled lightly and said, "The biggest advantage of the cavalry is their mobility and unparalleled momentum. If the horses cannot run, the advantage of the cavalry is gone. The city gate under our feet must be where their main attack is!"
The enemy is getting closer and closer, and Zhu Di's eyes are getting brighter and brighter.
A quarter of an hour later, the Yuan army was only a few miles away, and the view became clearer.
Li Qing's heart sank. The Yuan army was much larger than expected, not fifty thousand, not much less.
There are more than 50,000 people, and they are all mature men. What does this mean?
You must know that the previous tribes that fell into the arms of the Ming Dynasty only had a few thousand including the old, weak, women and children. It is true that they were small tribes, but even large tribes would never be able to gather such young people.
Even if these people only have a cooperative relationship, if they can cooperate today, they may not be unable to unify tomorrow.
At this moment, Li Qing was even more convinced that Zhu Di had guessed that the Yuan people were really developing toward unification.
This is definitely no small matter!
Close, closer again...
Tens of thousands of troops came on horseback through the snow, getting closer and closer. In less than half a quarter of an hour, Yuan Ren's vanguard team arrived at the city.
However, when the Yuan people saw the soldiers on the city waiting in full formation without any signs of panic, the rainbow-like aura weakened a lot.
But it's now time, and they naturally won't back down easily. Too many people have died along the way. If nothing is gained, many more will die on the way back.
A leader of the Yuan people pulled out his machete and pointed it directly at the city wall. After a while, dense arrows hit the city wall.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh...!"
The arrows hit the city walls and crenellations; they broke and bounced away; at the same time, they also caused slight damage to the city walls. The surface of the masonry was shot with holes as small as fingernails, but it did not affect the solidity of the city walls at all.
Most of the Yuan people's attacks were in vain, but some were effective. From time to time, Ming soldiers were shot and wounded.
At the same time, the Ming army's counterattack on the city also began. Catapults and cannons were fired at the Yuan people's team. An offensive and defensive battle between the two sides was imminent.
A quarter of an hour later, the Yuan people's catapults were also set up, and they threw stones and burning objects on the city. Then, hundreds of Yuan people pushed the nearly 20-meter-large super catapult, howling and pounding the city gate.
"Boom! Boom! Boom...!"
The mallet hit the city gate, and every blow seemed to hit the heart.
Although the wall is strong and thick, and there are piles of stones behind the city gate to form a stone wall, it is still frightening to feel the vibration under your feet.
The chief envoy's heart was trembling, and he regretted trying his best, but the imperial envoy was here. If he left now, his future career would be gone, and he might even be raped and punished.
Son, we must protect the Ming Dynasty and guard it... The chief envoy looked ferocious.
"Dong dong... whoosh whoosh whoosh... boom boom boom...!"
@#%……
Various sounds mixed together, making a loud noise that was breathtaking.
…
The two sides gradually entered a frenzy. Yuanren threw out the rope, put up a ladder, and began to climb the city wall.
The Ming troops on the city retaliated, with stones, rolling logs, and kerosene pouring down on them. Countless Yuan people were smashed, burned, and thrown to death.
But as time went by, more and more Yuan people rushed to the city and fought with the Ming army.
With the fighting on the city, the pressure on the attacking Yuan people below the city suddenly decreased, and they attacked the city with all their strength while climbing the city wall.
Seeing that he was about to enter a vicious cycle, the Chief Envoy's calves were shaking and he said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, why haven't our reinforcements arrived yet?"
"It's almost, a quarter of an hour at most." Zhu Di remained calm, then drew out his saber and rushed forward to fight Yuan Ren for his life.
The chief envoy's face turned green. If King Yan died on the city wall, he, the chief envoy, would have finished his work, and he might even have to be buried with him.
"Your Highness...!" The chief envoy hugged Zhu Di's thigh and refused to let go, "Your Highness, with his rich body, how can you be in danger? If you make a mistake, how can you defend this city?"
"Get out of here!" Zhu Di said angrily, "Everyone has come to the city to kill you, and you want me to just watch?"
With that said, he kicked the chief envoy away and ran to fight with Yuan Ren more than ten meters away.
Li Qing did not dare to neglect and followed Zhu Di to kill.
"Oh, my mother." The chief envoy hugged his ankles and cried, "If an imperial envoy and marquis or a vassal king dies, I won't be able to survive."
Seeing the overall situation gradually getting out of control, he really wanted to say: Son, please give me strength!
In the face of a formidable enemy, at a critical moment of life and death, no matter what talent, knowledge, or schemes, they all have no effect. On the battlefield, only strength matters.
The chief envoy at this moment is not even as useful as a soldier.
There were shouts of killing everywhere and people were dying all the time, which was more than he, a scholar, could bear.
He wanted to escape, but he didn't dare. Gradually, the anger of the book business came to his heart. He immediately wanted to follow the two big guys and rush to kill them, but his hands and feet seemed to be stiff and they would not obey their orders at all.
Not to mention killing people, he had never even killed a chicken.
Whenever the emotions arise, they can be overcome.
I had no choice but to cheer: "Hold on, soldiers, you must hold on. Our follow-up reinforcements will arrive soon."
As he said that, he yelled at the government officials who were following him up the city, "Why are you standing there in a daze? Come on, your mother and I should encourage you!"
