Everyone in the hall smiled after hearing this. It can be imagined that if everything goes as Li Huan expected this time, then Dayan Khan will really want to stay and try to escape like the last time.
If he is born in heaven, then it depends on whether he is really lucky.
Then I heard Li Huan say to Xu Ying: "Send the order and tell the Changping garrison that you must try your best to resist and make Dayan Khan believe that Changping City was conquered by them at such a high price."
Xu Ying pondered for a moment and saluted Li Huan and said: "General, why don't you let the general go to Changping to take charge. With the general here, Dayan Khan will have to pay a heavy price to take over the city of Changping."
Hearing this, Li Huan glanced at Xu Ying, nodded slightly and said, "That's good. With you in charge of Changping City, you can also control the speed. Dayan Khan can't defeat Changping, nor can he capture Changping easily."
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Xu Ying immediately cupped her fists and saluted Li Huan and said, "General, we will set off now."
Alsuborot, who was appointed as the vanguard by Dayan Khan, led the 30,000 men under his command to kill each other like a torrent.
Alsuborot can clearly feel that the resistance along the way is getting weaker and weaker. When the defenders at many passes see its menacing approach and large numbers, they are often defeated in one blow, so it is said that Arsub
Boluo Te's marching speed was not slow at all, and he had reached the foot of Changping City in just over a day.
Changping is the gateway to the capital. If the Mongolians cross Changping City, they will directly threaten the safety of the capital. Therefore, as the gateway to the capital, Changping has already been heavily defended.
Therefore, when Alsuborot led his army to the foot of Changping City, what he saw was a Changping City that had been well prepared and well-defended.
But seeing the defense of Changping City, Alsuborot showed no worry at all. Instead, he looked across Changping City towards the distant capital.
As long as they cross Changping City, they can appear under the capital city, and the world will be shocked by that time. However, they just thought that as a pioneer, if they can reach the capital city first, then he will also be known to the world.
Just thinking of these, Alsuborot couldn't help but feel a tremor in his heart.
Tens of thousands of cavalry appeared at the foot of Changping City, filling the sky with smoke and dust. At first glance, it was a dark place. It could be said that thousands of horses were galloping. A timid person would probably be frightened out of his wits when he saw such a scene.
There are not many others on the grassland, and the most numerous ones are cavalry. Therefore, the 30,000 men under Alsuborot's command this time are all cavalry with one person and two horses.
Several generals around Alsuborot also looked at the tall Changping City wall from a distance, and said with a bit of worry on their faces: "Your Highness, we didn't capture many Mingren people along the way.
, Changping City is so majestic, it would be difficult to attack it."
The Tatars have always had the habit of capturing people and using them as servants to attack the city. According to Alsuborot's consideration, he would definitely be able to capture many Ming people along the way. At that time, he would only need to drive out these Ming people.
Just siege the city.
However, contrary to Alsuborot's expectation, they did not capture any civilians along the way. Even if they did capture some, they were all old, weak, sick and disabled. Many of them were even too old and dim to walk.
If they move, there will only be a few hundred people in total. Alsuborot himself feels that he will be laughed at if he expects these people to attack the city.
Taking a deep breath, Alsuborot looked at Changping City in front of him, and said immediately: "Immediately send people to search within a radius of dozens of miles, and arrest all the Ming people you see. The rest will be waiting for you immediately."
Set up camp and prepare for the arrival of Father Khan."
Suppressing the urge in his heart to attack the city immediately, Alsuborot was not a fool. He knew very well that if his men attacked the city forcefully, they would only suffer heavy losses in the end.
Here, while Alsuborot sent his men to search and capture the people of the Ming Dynasty, Dayan Khan also led an army of more than 100,000 people southward like a torrent. In just two days, more than 100,000 Mongolian soldiers and horses were already
Gathered at the foot of Changping City.
On top of the high city wall, more than 10,000 defenders in the city were looking at the formation of hundreds of thousands of Mongolian and Yuan troops outside the city. Many people had looks of worry and fear in their eyes.
The disparity in numbers between the two sides was quite large. If it were not for the fact that their general seemed very calm, the morale of the army might have been in chaos at this moment.
Xu Yingzheng, who arrived in Changping not long ago and took over Changping City, stood with Hong Jiang, the former Changping guard. Looking at the army outside the city, Xu Ying said: "General Hong, what do you think if the Tatars attack the city by force?"
, how long will it take for them to break through Changping City?"
Hearing this, Hong Jiang said with a bit of disdain: "It is simply delusional for these people to want to break through Changping City. Changping City is extremely strong, and there are sufficient reserves of soldiers, armor, and food in the city. As long as everyone works together, tens of thousands of horses and horses will not die."
, no one can even think about breaking Changping City, the general does not think these Tatars can withstand the loss of tens of thousands of casualties."
Xu Ying smiled and nodded: "That's what you said, but the general said that Dayan Khan must see hope this time, even if he wants to use Changping City to bleed these Tatars, he must also let them think that Changping City
They fought hard to capture it."
As the guard of Changping City, Hong Jiang and a handful of generals were naturally aware of Li Huan's arrangements. After hearing Xu Ying's words, they immediately said: "General, don't worry, I will definitely not let the Tatars notice anything strange."
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Early the next morning after Dayan Khan led his army to Changping City, the soldiers of Changping City who had just had breakfast heard the sound of desolate horns and the sound of shouts that resounded through the sky.
The soldiers on the city tower who had been monitoring the movements of the Tatars outside the city immediately issued a warning loudly: "The Tatars are attacking the city, the Tatars are attacking the city..."
Soon a group of soldiers rushed to the city gate, staring intently at the group of Tatars outside the city who were rushing towards the city wall like a torrent.
In a few days, even if they searched dozens of miles around, the number of Ming people actually captured by the Tatars was only a few thousand old, weak, sick and disabled.
Originally, according to Li Huan's arrangement, Ming Dynasty had already persuaded the nearby people to leave in order to avoid the war disaster. Almost 99% of the people left after receiving the money and food distributed by the court, but no matter what time, there will be people who are lucky.
On the one hand, these thousands of old and weak people were captured because of their own faults, and on the other hand, they were captured no matter what because of luck.
The Tatars did not expect these people to help them attack the city. The reason why they drove these old and weak people to attack the city was more to cause a psychological blow to the soldiers defending the city.
However, what the Tatars did not expect was that their actions not only did not plummet the morale of the defenders in the city, but instead aroused the anger of the defenders.
Accompanied by the sound of the siege horn and the shouts of killing, many strong Tatars got off their horses and started to attack the city carrying simple siege equipment.
Arrows fell like rain, and countless people who were hit by arrows screamed and fell from the ladder to the ground. Rolling logs, boulders, and even hot gold juice, hot oil were poured on their heads, and the shrill screams set off the entire battlefield.
Like a ghost.
One day, two days, three days, three full days, the Tatars killed and injured more than 10,000 people under Changping City, but they did not break Changping City.
At this time, Dayan Khan watched with a solemn face as a group of Tatar warriors rushed up the city wall and fought with the Ming army defending the city. The Tatars who followed also took the opportunity to rush forward. However, just when everyone thought they could stand firm
When he came to heel, it turned out that a group of elite soldiers pushed over directly and pushed down the Tatar warriors who had rushed up the city wall.
Seeing this situation, Dayan Khan couldn't help but sigh softly: "Damn it, I let this Khan capture this Changping guard, otherwise I would definitely cut him into pieces."
Alsuborot on the side said: "Father, the city of Changping is almost undefendable. We have not been able to climb the city wall in the past two days, but today we have attacked the city wall two or three times. Think about it.
The garrison strength of Changping City must be insufficient, and I feel that Changping City will definitely be captured in less than two days."
Nodding slightly, Dayan Khan glanced at Alsuborot and the people around him and said: "What is the reaction of the Ming court? We have entered the capital. According to the habits of the Ming people, King Qin will definitely
The edict calls on the diligent kings of the world. At that time, the Ming Dynasty will gather a large number of soldiers and horses, and we may be trapped in a tight siege if we are not careful."
As Dayan Khan's confidant, Ali Haza was Dayan Khan's political officer. He had always made suggestions and handled government affairs for Dayan Khan. He was definitely one of the top figures under Dayan Khan.
At this time, Alihaza frowned and looked at Changping City in the distance: "Great Khan, if Changping cannot be captured within three days, the Great Khan will immediately return to the grassland."
Dayan Khan couldn't help showing a look of surprise when he heard this, but he glanced at Ali Haza, took a deep breath and nodded slowly: "You are right, we cannot capture Changping City in three days. Once the Ming Dynasty reacts,
, if we are not careful, we may be in danger of being surrounded."
Seeing that Dayan Khan had not lost his mind, Ali Haza felt relieved and bowed to Dayan Khan and said: "The great Khan is wise."
From Ali Haza's point of view, there is absolutely no need to take the risk of going to the Ming Dynasty capital city this time, because the risk involved is too great, and if you are not careful, you will be doomed.
But Ali Haza also knew that once Dayan Khan was allowed to do this, the benefits for them would be too great. Therefore, regarding Dayan Khan's choice, even Ali Haza was well aware of the dangers involved. In the end,
I also chose to support.
Looking at the siege situation in the distance, Dayan Khan said coldly: "Give me the order, I will attack Changping City at sunset regardless of losses."
Following Dayan Khan's order, the siege attack suddenly increased several times, and even the defensive defenders felt great pressure.
On top of the city, Hong Jiang wiped the blood on his face and couldn't help laughing: "It's so happy, it's so happy."
However, Xu Ying looked at the Tatar who seemed to be going crazy, raised an eyebrow and looked at Hong Jiang and said: "General Hong, please remember to tell us to go down. Later, let the big guys make an irresistible posture and retreat to the south gate. There is already
The chariots and horses are ready, enough for the big guy to return to the capital."
Hearing this, Hong Jiang couldn't help but said: "General, are we about to withdraw now? If we don't hold on for a few more days, even with this intensity of attack, Changping City can hold on for another dozen days."
Xu Ying smiled and said: "Changping City can hold on, but I'm afraid that Dayan Khan can't hold it. Haven't you seen how much the Tatars suffered in the past two days? Tens of thousands of people fell under the city.
If this continues, I'm afraid Dayan Khan won't be able to hold on any longer."
Hong Jiang curled his lips, glanced outside the city and said, "These Tatars are really cheap."
Suddenly, on the city wall, the flag of the Ming army suddenly fell down. The Tatars who attacked the city wall couldn't help but were stunned when they saw this situation. Then they showed excitement and shouted loudly, as if they were being attacked.
It was a huge stimulus and they attacked violently.
The Ming army defending the city changed its desperate resistance, and many people actually turned around and fled.
The situation on the city wall seemed to have reversed with the fall of the handsome flag, and a large number of Tatar soldiers took the opportunity to rush onto the city wall and gain the upper hand.
Dayan Khan and others who were watching the battle below the city also clearly saw the scene of the handsome flag falling. At the same time, they also saw a large number of soldiers rushing to the city. Many people were stunned for a while.
After reacting, Dayan Khan couldn't help laughing and said: "Okay, okay, the flag of the commander of the Ming army was broken. This is a sign of heaven's help. God bless you forever, and the city of Changping will not be destroyed. It is difficult for heaven to tolerate it."
For almost half a day, the Tatars, who had completely occupied Changping City, let out a roar that shook the sky.
Dayan Khan, who learned from the siege generals that the defenders of Changping City had fled from the south gate, did not hesitate to leave 5,000 men to guard Changping City to guard their retreat.
Immediately, Dayan Khan gave an order and led an army of more than 100,000 people directly towards the capital.
At the Yamen of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, on the huge sand table, as the flags representing Changping City were replaced with the Tatar flags, the people present were not frustrated and worried that Changping City had been breached. Instead, they were a
Everyone showed excitement and joy.
Zhang Lun, who was stroking his beard, couldn't help laughing and said: "After taking Changping City, Dayan Khan will try his best to lead the army to the capital city this time. Faced with the temptation of Chi Chi, Dayan Khan is definitely not
The kind of person who can resist such temptation."
In less than a day, smoke and dust billowed outside the capital city. If you stood on the city wall and looked from a distance, you would find that the sky was filled with darkness, like a black torrent coming in forcefully. It was the army leading hundreds of thousands of people.
Dayan Khan's department.
On the city wall, the emperor's guard of honor could not be more eye-catching. It was obvious that the emperor had already arrived in person. At this time, he was standing on the city wall with Li Huan, Zhang Lun, Wang Yangming and other important civil and military ministers, looking at the Tatars outside the city from a distance.
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When many officials and nobles saw the overwhelming momentum of the Tatars outside the city, they couldn't help but feel nervous, and felt an inexplicable fear.
I saw a censor with a pale face, looking at the army outside the city with a trembling voice and said: "This... so many Tatars are approaching the city, what should we do? What should we do?"
As if he was frightened, the censor reacted a bit erratically. Suddenly, the censor looked at Li Huan fiercely, his eyes full of anger, and then he said to the emperor: "The Duke of Qin is not in a good position to defend against the enemy, and he has been defeated repeatedly.
The Tatars unexpectedly marched to the capital city, putting Your Majesty's body worth thousands of gold in danger. This is a crime of great treason and injustice. I request Your Majesty to punish the Duke of Qin to death."
At the same time, several civil servants who were also stunned by the Tatars' momentum also stepped forward to pray to the emperor to punish Li Huan for his death penalty.
Looking at the reactions of these officials, all the important officials in the court who knew Li Huan's plan couldn't help but frown, and at the same time looked with pity in their eyes at these officials who couldn't wait to jump out to impeach Li Huan.
[It’s the end of the month, let’s see if there are any monthly votes and vote for them.]