Andingmen.
By the time Li Qing arrived, the battle had already begun, and it was even more intense than last night at Desheng Gate.
The Tatars obviously believed that Deshengmen was where the main force of the Ming army was located, so they placed their strategic center at Andingmen, with their strength reaching 40,000.
Accounting for nearly half of the entire Tatar force.
The destructive power caused by such a large cavalry can be imagined.
The Juma Zhuang was broken through almost immediately, and it took only half an hour to reach the city gate. The Ming army suffered extremely serious losses.
Fortunately, the city gate is strong and there are no signs of being breached yet.
Dongchang Fanzi and the Jinyiwei used artillery, powerful crossbows, and bursts of crossbows to cover the city, which relieved some of the pressure on the defenders below the city, but it was limited.
What really resists the footsteps of the cavalry is this towering city wall.
The walls of the capital city are high and thick, and no matter how fierce the Tatars are, they have to break through the city gates to break in. This buys the Ming army a lot of time.
"I'm so stupid...!" Li Qing saw that some Tatars were already attacking the city gate. His expression suddenly changed and he immediately charged forward with a sword.
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Andingmen was in danger, and the news quickly spread to Yu Qian at Deshengmen.
Yu Qian was extremely anxious, but he was unable to provide effective support. The Tatar cavalry was far faster than the infantry. He knew that this was not a Tatar plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain.
If we go to support Andingmen and the Tatars come back with a kill, it will be too late to make a remedy.
"Oops!" Yu Qian gritted his teeth and said to Jin Yiwei and Dongchang Fanzi on the city, "Bring the artillery and rush to Anding Gate immediately to provide fire support on the city."
"Yes." The factory guard did not dare to question at all.
Once the battle begins, everyone is under humility.
The Ming army officers and soldiers under the city formed a square formation, but no Tatar attack was seen yet. However, Yu Qian still did not dare to let them go to support. He did not dare to take this risk.
Desheng Gate was safe and sound, but Anding Gate was in extremely dangerous condition, and the city gate was almost broken.
At this point, it was Li Qing who was in danger alone and ruined their rush to the car.
Everyone above and below the city tried their best, but there were too many enemies and the offensive was too fierce. The Ming army was no match for them.
There are only 160,000 people in total, and they have to be divided into nine cities. Although Andingmen may be the key target of the attack, there are only 25,000 defenders.
Many of them were soldiers stationed in the field. You can imagine how critical the war situation was.
Li Qing was also a little panicked. According to this situation, the city would be broken within an hour at most.
"Damn, why aren't Shi Heng's people here yet?" Li Qing was a little angry. He came here on horseback, but Shi Heng was 70% an infantry.
Fortunately, Shi Heng was not late, and arrived less than two-quarters of an hour after Li Qing finished scolding him.
"Reinforcements are here, hold on, we can win...!"
While Li Qing was killing the enemy, he was chatting with each other in order to stabilize the morale of the army.
However, the fact is that Shi Heng can't beat him even if he comes.
The Tatars were too fierce and changed their tactics. They no longer fought positional warfare, but took turns to attack.
A group of cavalry rushed past and went away without hesitation. Then, another group of cavalry roared in... Like surging waves, one wave after another hit the Ming army.
Li Qing waved the sword in his hand, and while one wave had just passed and another wave had not yet arrived, he turned his horse's head and rushed in the direction of Shi Heng.
"Chief Soldier Shi, hand over your two thousand cavalry to me." Li Qing shouted.
"Li Qipin, with these two thousand cavalry, what kind of support can I give you and me?" Shi Heng was also anxious and did not give Li Qing any face, "I am the commander-in-chief. You, a seventh-rank civil servant, should not act blindly. "
Li Qing was too lazy to talk to him, and pressed the broad-backed giant sword on Shi Heng's shoulder, making him breathe quickly, "I'm just asking, will you give it to me?"
"You...!" Shi Heng was furious, but helpless.
"Shi Biao!!!"
Shi Biao, who was fighting desperately in the distance, heard his uncle's call. When he turned around, he couldn't help but change his face in shock - his uncle was actually being held hostage with a knife.
He chopped down several Tatars one after another, took advantage of the opportunity, and immediately came on horseback.
"How brave, even the commander-in-chief dared to hold him hostage."
Li Qing said nothing, only tightened his grip on the giant knife.
Shi Heng was a little out of breath and shouted: "Don't be verbose, he has the king's order, follow his orders, you mess with him."
"uncle……"
"Call me Commander-in-Chief!" Shi Heng shouted, "Hurry up, if the city gate is really breached, you and I will both sit down."
"Since you have to sit together, why not make the decision yourself?" Shi Biao lived up to his reputation and didn't even take the king's order flag seriously.
Of course, he is not like this usually. This guy is the master whose parents can't stop him once the battle starts.
"Good boy." Li Qing was also convinced and could only say, "Listen to me. If anything happens, I will take the blame."
"Can you afford it?"
"If he can afford it, just hang out with him." Shi Heng said anxiously, "Don't even bother with the ink stains. If the city gate is broken, let's finish it all together."
He didn't know what happened to the soldiers, but he, the commander-in-chief, could not escape the blame. Shi Heng was really anxious.
After saying that, no matter how his nephew reacted, he immediately summoned his own soldiers to kill the Tatars.
Shi Biao glared at Li Qing bitterly, "Follow me."
The two men rushed to where the Ming cavalry was, then fought and retreated. When they exited, only one thousand and three of the two thousand cavalry were left.
"Where to rush?" Shi Biao asked in a loud voice.
Li Qing held the sword in one hand and pointed in the distance, "The buffer area after the Tatar cavalry rushes through."
"With just a few people, are they our rivals?" Shi Biao swallowed and his voice became softer.
First, Li Qing held the sword in one hand and raised it up, which was really scary. Second, Shi Biao really felt that his uncle did not lie to him, and Li Qing was really more powerful than him.
"Whether we succeed or not, we have to fight hard." Li Qing said, "The Tatar attack rhythm is too overbearing and has no solution. This dilemma must be broken."
"Okay, if you can't die, I will fight with you once to see who is more powerful." Shi Biao laughed ferociously, and he risked his life, "Brothers, let's go!"
Shi Heng fought bloody battles. When he looked back, Li Qing and his party were no longer visible. He couldn't help but cursed: "Damn it, you didn't rush to call for reinforcements!"
Damn it, do you think he has any good ideas? Calling for reinforcements and bringing in so many people...
What a beast! "
Shi Heng fought desperately, not forgetting to vent his anger by scolding Li Qing's ancestors for eight generations.
Everyone was working hard, even the factory guards in the city were not idle. The commander of the Jinyiwei, Ma Shun, looked at the precarious situation below, the flesh on his face bulging.
After Wang Zhen's death, he has been keeping his tail between his legs. Especially after Zhu Qiyu came to power, he was even more cautious, lest he make Wang Zhen's mistake again.
But even though he was no longer as carefree as before, Commander Jin Yi was still very popular, and he didn't want the city gate to be breached.
"Stop throwing stones and fire off cannons! Damn it!" Ma Shun yelled.
"Lord Commander, it is easy to be accidentally injured in a melee, and..."
"What the hell, what happened? If you get hit by accident, you'll get hit by accident." Ma Shun didn't care about that. He was not in the city anyway.
Qianhu said with a mournful face: "Besides, the artillery and repeating crossbows have already been fired!"
"Fuck!" Ma Shun was furious, took a few steps left and right, and decisively ordered: "Go, move all the stones down, block them behind the city gate, and build a thick stone wall to prevent the Tatars from entering. .”
Seeing his subordinate's hesitation, he went up and kicked him, "Why are you standing there in a daze? Even if the Ming army outside the city is dead, we can't let the city gate be broken. Go to hell!"
"Yes, my subordinate will go right away."
the other side.
Li Qing and Shi Biao also fought against the Tatars in the buffer zone of the Tatar cavalry.
This cavalry force numbered five thousand, while the Ming army only had one thousand and three. Although the entry point was excellent and they attacked the Tatar flank, they still did not get much advantage.
After a lot of fighting, most of the troops were reduced, leaving only about 500 people. ωＷω.ＧoＮЬ.οrＧ
The effect was still there, successfully disrupting the attack rhythm of this group of Tatars.
"withdraw!"
After a successful attack, Li Qing decisively ordered a retreat, fearing that he would be killed by the Tatars.
The Tatars' target was the city gate. Instead of pursuing Li Qing and his party, they quickly turned around and rushed to the battlefield.
"Stop!" Seeing that the Tatars did not catch up, Li Qing ordered again, "Let's go and stop the next Tatar group."
Shi Heng looked at the remaining five hundred people. He was convinced. Li Qing was really more powerful than him.
Is five hundred people enough to fill the gaps between people's teeth?
Facts have proved that when people are pushed into a hurry, they can still put up a fight.
After the second round, more than 500 people were not wiped out, and there were more than 70 survivors.
Shi Biao was stabbed twice, but fortunately he was protected by armor, and only his flesh was injured.
"Do you still want to fight?" Shi Biao licked his lips, and the soldier's temper completely rose. "In my opinion, I can fight again."
Li Qing also smiled: "Then let's fight again."
He looked back at the remaining seventy people and said solemnly: "I am carrying the king's flag and carrying out the emperor's orders. I promise you that those who sacrifice their lives for the country in this battle will receive heavy compensation for their families!"
Yu Qian had already pushed everyone into a desperate situation, and they had no choice. He shouted with red eyes:
"Fight again!"
