It is almost impossible that Huang Taiji will increase his troops in North Korea.
First of all, this is inconsistent with the plan to weaken the Xianglan Banner; secondly, Huang Taiji also wants to lead his army to defend against the attack of Guan Ningming's army.
Never think of your enemy too stupidly, this is a mistake that every wise person will not make.
But Huang Taiji obviously overestimated Governor Yuan, and he was really that stupid. His strategic short-sightedness caused him to shirk responsibility for aiding the DPRK, causing the three-party blockade strategy to completely collapse.
In fact, the three or two years before and after the death of Lao Nu were the most difficult period for Jianlu. It was only the economic blockade that brought Houjin to the verge of collapse.
But Commander Yuan's repeated foolish operations completely ruined the good chance of trapping Jianlu to death.
To express condolences to the old slave and to negotiate peace with the rebels made the Mongolian tribes and North Korea feel disappointed. You, the Ming Dynasty, want to negotiate peace, and you have to work hard for us. There is no such reason.
Faced with Jianlu's attack this time, North Korea's monarchs and ministers had no intention of resisting and were eager to negotiate a peace. This is one of the reasons. It is not worth the effort. The Ming Dynasty also negotiated peace with Jianlu, so we are not ashamed at all.
But for the Korean volunteers, the Jianlu were invaders who burned my home, killed my relatives, and robbed my property. Like most of the officers and soldiers in Dongjiang Town, they fought bravely against the Jianlu, and their motivation was hatred.
"Baima Mountain City——" Guo Dajing raised his eyes and looked into the distance. Baima Mountain and Baima Mountain City were already vaguely visible.
"There are actually people guarding Baima Mountain City?!" Nima Chan was a little surprised when he received the report from the sentinel. This dilapidated small town had passed smoothly last time.
Shuo Tuo sneered indifferently and said: "It's better to fight first, let Ben Beile see how powerful this North Korean volunteer soldier is? It actually caused..."
Thinking that his eldest brother was dead, Shuo Tuo swallowed the next words in his stomach. The dead person is the most important, so don't talk about it.
Nima Chan bowed and said: "Please Lord Beile to watch the battle. I will organize an attack with troops. The White Horse Mountain City is in ruins, but we can attack it with a single blow and we will definitely be able to break it before dark."
"Be more careful." Shuo Tuo nodded.
In a short time, Nimachan led his troops to the outside of the city.
Well, there are no boulders. The city wall seems to have been repaired, but it was done hastily and it is obviously not strong.
For the sake of caution, Nimachan ordered the shaved men to conduct a tentative attack. Under the attack of bows, arrows, fire guns, rolling logs, and stones on the city, the shaved men were quickly defeated.
As expected, the shaved man only had such fighting strength. Nimachan was not surprised and waved his hand to order the prepared siege troops to move forward.
The captives carried cloud ladders and hook ladders and rushed to the city wall with shouts. Yizhou, Anzhou, and Dingzhou were all taller and stronger cities than this one, let alone this dilapidated mountain city.
"Get ready!" Cui Xiaoyi observed the distance of the enemy and ordered in a deep voice.
Three or five men and a wooden cannon were lying under the city wall. The gunpowder, gravel, and fuse had been loaded, and they could be lifted up to the city wall and fired.
Arrows flew through the air in dense numbers and landed on the top of the city. Bits of stone and dust burst out on the city wall, making a clicking sound on the wooden shield.
Some volunteers who were unable to dodge were shot and screamed in pain, but were immediately covered or dragged away by their companions.
Fifty meters, forty meters, thirty meters... The heavily armored Jianlu howled loudly and approached the city wall.
"Raise the cannon - fire!" Cui Xiaoyi roared.
The Korean volunteers responded loudly, raised the wooden cannon, set it up on the battlement, took aim slightly, and lit the fuse.
"What?" Nimachan, who was directing from the front, narrowed his eyes, thinking it was some kind of weapon like rolling logs and rocks.
Boom, boom, boom...a series of roars came and went, echoing in the valley.
The gunpowder pushed the gravel in the barrel of the cannon, broke through the paper-like layer of hay blocking the cannon, and fired towards the enemy below the city.
Guo Dajing also gave Mupao a more vivid name - "Big Sprayer".
Dozens or hundreds of rubbles were sprayed out, and this was still a wooden cannon; the concentrated fire bombardment of more than twenty wooden cannons formed a barrage as dense as raindrops, and poured it on the Jianlu under the city.
Even if it is heavily armored, it will cause certain damage if it is hit by shooting gravel at a close distance. There is a kind of injury called blunt trauma, which does not break the armor, but can break ribs and shock internal organs.
What's more, the armor also has areas that cannot be protected or are weak.
In view of the insufficient damage caused by the fire cannons to Jianlu, the Ming army proposed to specifically hit Jianlu's face, arms, legs and feet.
According to the accuracy of the fire guns at that time, it was obvious that this request was impossible to achieve. It was purely a solution thought up by civil servants, which can be described as "bullshit".
But the dense gravel ejected by the wooden cannon is different from that of the fire cannon. It is a superficial attack, shaped like a shotgun. Unless you cover your whole body, it is difficult to prevent it.
The Jianlu who shouted and charged were like waves hitting a rock, and they were scattered in pieces amidst the screams and wails, and were in chaos.
Some of the Jianlu who were hit in the face died on the spot, some were bloody and bloody, covering their faces and screaming in agony; some of the Jianlu who were hit in the arms and legs fell to the ground and rolled, and some abandoned their troops and screamed in pain...
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Before it was over, under Cui Xiaoyi's order, the defenders lowered this gate, raised the second gate, put it up on the city wall, and aimed for bombardment.
Clouds of smoke rose from the top of the city, and in the flickering light of the cannon muzzle, countless sharp gravels shot out again.
In just a short period of time, Jianlu, who was stunned by the bombardment, suffered a second blow. The wounded man who fell on the ground, the uninjured but stunned Jianlu, was once again enveloped in the overwhelming rain of gravel.
Ah, ah - several prisoners screamed in pain, covering their bleeding faces, their eyes seemed to have been blinded, they stumbled and fell, got up, and fell again.
Originally only the hands or feet were injured, but in the second bombardment, more people were seriously injured or died. The wails and screams resounded throughout the valley, just like the fierce charge just now.
Nimachan stared wide-eyed, almost not believing what he saw. In the narrow attack area, he invested nearly a thousand people at once, just to attack the city wall with a fierce attack.
With Jianlu's personal martial arts skills and heroic style, he would undoubtedly have the upper hand in a hand-to-hand fight after scaling the city wall.
The Korean city was repeatedly breached, mostly because the Korean soldiers were weak in close combat and their fighting will was not strong enough to fight to the death and fight back the captives who boarded the city.
But the defenders of Baima Mountain City suddenly used a large number of wooden cannons, which was something Nima Chan and the siege builders never expected.
Nima Chan was in shock, just like when he was bombarded by a huge boulder directional mine under Longgu Mountain City. He may have forgotten to ring the gold, or he may not want the attack to end so hastily.
Jianlu, who had withstood two rounds of wooden cannon bombardment, did not retreat. As they continued to attack, past the wounded soldiers who fell to the ground, they seemed to be angrier and more manic, which clearly shows the bravery of Jianlu.