The moon drove away the dark clouds and looked down to see a good show.
Tall cannons stood on the field, and fifty sergeants stood scattered beside each cannon. The huge stone was placed in the pocket of the Huihui artillery. The machine expansion was smashed open by the sergeant, and the huge stone weighing more than 150 kilograms flew out!
Boom!
The sound shook the world!
Yili made the walls of the inner city tremble one after another!
The sergeant was horrified when he saw the big boulder falling from the sky, and he hurriedly avoided it. If he couldn't avoid it, he was smashed into pieces. Anyone who got even a little bit away from it would be seriously injured. Some large stones jumped directly over the city wall and fell into the city. No matter how sturdy the house was, a big hole was smashed out. The huge stone hit the road, sinking as much as three or four feet deep!
The trebuchet is an improved and powerful trebuchet, but it is significantly different from the traditional trebuchet. Generally, trebuchets use more than ten kilograms or dozens of kilograms of stones as weapons to throw them. It will exceed eighty pounds. The Huihui Cannon can be described as a "boulder cannon", and a 150-pound stone is standard.
People of that era only had sixteen words to describe Hui Hui Pao:
Use it to attack the city, and the city will be destroyed;
Use it to hit a boat, and all boats will sink.
Because it is located in the Ili Valley, with mountains to the north and south, there is no shortage of stone or wood. In order to break through Yili City, Harry ordered thirty cannons to be built. Today, twenty-six returning artillery pieces are concentrated in the southern section of Xicheng.
Gesuyedin was an outstanding general. He knew that the siege must be fast and fierce, and he must do it all at once, without giving the enemy time to breathe and reorganize.
"Siege the city!"
Harry issued the battle order.
Three thousand elite soldiers descended from the mountain like tigers and rushed toward the city wall. The sergeants either carried wooden ladders, held shields, or held long bows, and quickly approached the city wall.
Under the continuous and concentrated bombardment of returning artillery, the defenders on the wall in the southern section of Xicheng suffered heavy losses. When Qiaoer Peng, the guard of the northern section, saw this, he broke out in cold sweat and quickly ordered the deputy general to lead his troops to support. Before the deputy general and his troops arrived, they were hit by a big stone, and the morale of the army was suddenly in chaos.
Lei Yuanke, who was in charge of support in the city, was not in a hurry when he saw this scene. He ordered the sergeants to hide at the base of the wall. When he heard the soldiers climbing the wall and shouting to kill, he quickly ordered the sergeants to go up the wall to support.
The people outside the city, Harry's army, crazily climbed the city wall, and the Shamichagan army on the city wall defended desperately. Even though they won the first-line fighter plane with the return artillery, they were quickly wiped out by Lei Keyuan's troops.
Upon seeing this, Gesuyedin, who was under the city, issued a shocking order: "Keep throwing stones!"
Harry looked at Qasuyeddin in panic and said quickly: "My soldiers are climbing the city!"
The two armies are fighting very close. At this time, the artillery can no longer be used. Once used, it will inevitably harm one's own soldiers.
Gesuyedin looked at Harry coldly: "Their mission is to let the opponent's main force stand on the city wall! If they don't use the return artillery at this time, they will withdraw! If you want to win, you can't be merciful!"
"But that's me..."
Harry was in agony.
Qasuyeddin grabbed Harry's clothes and shouted: "They died for you! If this continues, more people will die! Give the order, this is your last chance!"
Harry's hands were trembling slightly. He looked at his brother who was climbing the wall, gritted his teeth and shouted, "Return the gun, fire!"
The huge stone rose into the sky again.
Lei Keyuan's eyes widened and he forgot to dodge the flying rocks. He was crazy. Harry was crazy. He didn't care about his sergeants and dared to use such a powerful weapon when the two armies were fighting!
Boom!
A strong breath of blood hit Lei Keyuan's face. Lei Keyuan turned around and saw that several sergeants had been knocked away, leaving only a pile of bloody things on the ground...
The sergeants who climbed the city wall also suffered heavy losses. Even so, they still climbed up the city wall fearlessly. One moment they were slashing and killing, and the next they were hit with stones on their heads.
On the city wall, there is no one left to fight!
Lei Keyuan
Seeing the large rocks flying continuously, I had to give the order to retreat. And the elite troops sent out by Harry once again took this opportunity to scale the city wall.
The return artillery did not stop, but adjusted its intensity, replaced the stones, and turned to attack the city, cooperating with the sergeants on the city wall.
The southern section of the West Wall has been captured!
Lei Keyuan quickly sent a sergeant to inform Shami Chagan to prepare for a breakout, but the sergeant ran to the palace and searched around but could not find Shami Chagan. Lei Keyuan was panicked, Qiaoerpeng was also panicked, Shamichagan disappeared, his brother Mahama also disappeared, including their family members!
The king has run away!
The king abandoned us and ran away!
The king abandoned us who desperately defended the city and fought desperately and ran away!
King, he's gone!
The sergeant no longer had the will to fight, and Lei Keyuan and Qiaoer Peng were also lost and had no intention of fighting anymore. They dropped the sword in their hands and looked at the night sky with tears in their eyes.
The city gate opened, and a flood of cavalry rushed into the city!
Harry didn't talk about mercy. He inherited Tamerlane's cruelty. Regardless of whether he surrendered or not, he only had one order:
Massacre the city!
Yili destroyed the inner city and turned it into a hell on earth.
Harry angrily chopped off the heads of Lei Keyuan and Qiaoer Peng. These people blocked him for nearly a month and lost more than 4,000 men. The corpses piled up like hills under the city!
If you don't take revenge on them, how can you live up to the dead sergeant!
kill!
Kill them all!
Standing high on the mountain, Shamichagan couldn't help but look sad as he listened to the terrifying screams faintly coming from the bottom of the mountain.
It's over, it's all over.
Let's go!
Maybe one day I can make a comeback.
Mahama wiped the corners of his eyes. There were his most loyal subordinates there, and he felt guilty and uneasy for abandoning them. That's all, he might as well run for his life.
After crossing the Borokonu Mountain, Shamichagan wanted to go north, reach the south of the Altai Mountains, and enter the territory of the Kipchak Khanate through the Irtysh River. However, Mahama believed that it was too dangerous to walk north, and he had to cross the desert in the middle. With the people trapped, it would be difficult to go far. Once Harry's cavalry caught up, it would be completely over. He should immediately take the Alashan Pass and pass through it. Alashankou entered the Kipchak Khanate.
Shamichagan didn't like Alataw Mountain Pass. The black wind there was so strong that flying sand and rocks could almost kill a person's life. But taking Alashankou is indeed a shortcut.
After comprehensive consideration, Shamichagan and Mahama led a family of more than thirty people, and two thousand of the most loyal guards, and drove their horses towards Alashankou.
The west shore of Lake Aibi.
Mao Zheng tasted the lake water, vomited it out, and shouted, "This is a salt lake, you can't drink it!"
Chen Mao licked his chapped lips, picked up the water bag at his waist, shook it, and put it back helplessly.
"General, there is no water, and there is no water source nearby."
Chen Mao said uneasily.
Mao Zheng pointed to Lake Aibi and said, "You will not die of thirst if you have water. However, the water in this salt lake cannot be drunk directly. Before setting off, the general insisted that we bring iron pots, bamboo pipes, and gauze. No. Just for this moment? Prepare to bury the pot and prepare to steam the water."
"Steamed water?"
Chen Mao heard about it for the first time.
Wang Gui from a hundred households burst out laughing and said, "I have heard that this is a knowledge of the Imperial College. It is said that in the case of severe water shortage, water from seawater or saltwater lakes can be distilled and then drunk."
"Can this still happen?"
Chen Mao's eyes widened.
Wang Gui nodded: "The knowledge of the Imperial College is beyond your imagination. Many powerful people have appeared there, and they study knowledge that is useful in the world. It's a pity. If I can stay in the capital, I will definitely go to the Imperial College to study for a few years."
Chen Mao looked at Mao Zheng, who directed the sergeant to bury the pot.
In order to avoid fireworks, you need to dig two pits first. Put the pot on the top of the first pit and put the firewood below. The second pit is half a step away and connected to the first pit with a tunnel.
The tunnel is covered with soil.
This is the "smokeless stove" invented by the ancients for cooking in a hole without seeing any fireworks.
Mao straightened his waist and said to the confused Chen Mao: "Although there are still some problems with the water in the distilled salt water lake and it cannot be drunk for a long time, it is still enough to keep us alive. We should be able to persist until the decisive battle."
Chen Mao smiled. No wonder the army always brought some strange things with them when marching. There were already countermeasures for emotions.
Shh!
Wang Gui sensed something and quickly made a gesture. Mao Zheng, Chen Mao and other sergeants immediately fell silent.
In the silent night, there was a sound of horse hooves and shouts.
There are cavalry!
Mao Zheng trembled and quickly ordered: "Pack up your things, mount your horse, and follow the enemy!"
The sergeant moved quickly.
Shamichagan was very tired. He had been running with his cavalry all night and day. Now it was night again. Alashan Pass was finally not far away, there were still sixty miles!
"We can only be safe if we leave here, let's go!"
Shami Chagan knew that his family was tired, and that everyone was tired. After all, he had traveled more than three hundred miles, and he was frightened and had too much psychological pressure. Everyone was panicked.
The horses are spurred on, and the whip is waved.
A burst of smoke and dust billowed, running directly in the direction of Alashankou.
Cai Xiongying hid behind a stone, listening to the howling wind in his ears, and even saw a large stone weighing dozens of kilograms rolling.
What the hell kind of place is this? Where does such a strong wind come from that can blow rocks away!
Guarding this place is not about suffering, but about torture.
The wind was too strong and the sand and rocks were flying everywhere, making it impossible to even get a peaceful sleep.
Cai Xiongying couldn't hear the sound of horse hooves in the distance, but he could see it. He thought it was Mao Zheng and Chen Mao coming back from fetching water, but when they got closer, they realized something was wrong. The leaders were not from the Central Plains!
"enemy!"
Cai Xiongying stood up and banged the gong beside him with all his strength. The sound penetrated the wind and sand and reached the ears of the soldiers.
It was too late for more sergeants to mount their horses. Cai Xiongying made a sudden decision and ordered the archers to go forward to block the enemy first and buy time. When the bow and arrow was fired, it could originally fly more than a hundred steps. Now, thanks to the strong wind in the mountain pass, it flew directly three hundred steps away. What is depressing is that the lethality is almost gone.
The wind was too strong and the arrows were too light. They were directly changed by the wind and flew out above the heads of Shamichagan and others. Several arrows fell down, but they did not cause any damage.
Shamichagan was shocked. Unexpectedly, enemies had appeared in Alashankou. He was worried about whether it was Timur's army when he heard the sound of "enemy attack" coming from the wind.
"It's Ming's army!"
Mahama heard clearly, his eyes flashed fiercely, he drew his saber and shouted: "There are not many enemies, charge towards me!"
Cai Xiongying got on his horse, and three hundred cavalry had gathered behind him. Seeing that the opponent was charging towards him, before he could make any other arrangements, he raised his sword and shouted: "It is our mission to guard the mountain pass. Fight with me!"
"kill!"
Horseshoe disease!
Cai Xiongying knew that the troops at the mountain pass were weak at this time, and Mao Zheng and others were just taking people out. If he wanted to stop this group of people and prevent them from passing through the mountain pass, he would have to fight to the death!
Over the years, the Ming Dynasty cavalry is no longer weak and vulnerable. Under the new army's policy, the cavalry has no enjoyment, no good food and clothing, only hard training!
All along, the Ming cavalry has been learning from the enemy!
Now, it’s time to ask for advice!
