83. Chapter 83 Do not believe that cavalry can attack the city
In the eyes of Tu Mengke and his generals and soldiers, it was Batumeng and his cavalry who scared away the Ming troops who were transporting food. Then, the cannons on the city began to roar.
Then, there was no more. This time, the power of the Ming army's artillery was much greater than before. From the first roar of the cannon, the huge sound filled their eardrums, and the whole earth seemed to shake. Even
The soldiers who were closer were all shaken off their horses by the huge noise. As for the neighing of the disturbed horses, in this sound, it also became vaguely unreal.
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The explosion didn't last long, and it didn't even take half a cup of tea. The Mongolian cavalry in a neat military formation outside the city fell on their backs, causing a commotion. After the generals restrained their soldiers, they looked at Batu.
When they arrived at Meng, in the bursts of black and white smoke, the grain carts and the majestic Batumon and his sons had completely disappeared. Where Batumen originally stood, there was a faint figure.
It was a big pit, and within a radius of one or two hundred paces from this big pit, there were horse corpses and human body parts everywhere.
Occasionally, there are still alive Mongolian soldiers, dragging one or two bloody thighs, struggling to crawl from the edge of the pit towards the formation, or, behind the body that was blown into two pieces, there are already
There was nothing left, but the remaining upper body unconsciously, persistently and diligently crawled towards his tribe.
There was silence between heaven and earth, except for the occasional wind blowing through the smoke. The two groups of people on top of the city and below the city were stunned by the tragic scene in front of them.
I don’t know who cheered from the top of the city. The Ming soldiers woke up from a dream and cheered loudly. The sound flowed from the top of the city to the bottom of the city like a tide, directly covering up the screams of the wounded soldiers.
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"Great Khan, attack the city!" A bearded Mongolian general next to Tu Mengke had a look of jealousy on his face, "Minggou deceived us and killed Batumeng!"
Tu Mengke clenched his fists, his nails dug deeply into his palms, and blood dripped from his palms drop by drop. His straight body sitting on the horse seemed to have become rickety at this moment.
"The entire army retreated five miles, set up camp, and cut wood!" He kept mumbling each word through his teeth. He lost his son in the city. Even if the Ming army in the city wanted to compromise and surrender, he would not accept it. The blood debt would have to be paid.
Pay with blood, but now is not the best time.
The Mongolian cavalry retreated slowly. The cheers of the Ming army on the city top continued. Under a swaggering banner, Zhang Yong pursed his lips with a smile and walked away somewhat proudly.
So what if the Mongols are brave? How can you still attack the city with cavalry? If you dismount, you bunch of bandy-legged people, I don’t believe how capable you are. You will definitely suffer this loss. Just treat it as you coming from afar to harass me.
Daming, please pay some interest first!
However, Tumeng is worthy of his name. He is indeed a first-class figure on the grassland. Dayan Khan, who is sung by countless Mongolians, can actually hold back under such circumstances. The Mongolian general who claims to be a descendant of Genghis Khan should
It must be his relative, who was blown to pieces by the Za family's ingenious plan in front of him, but he didn't get so dizzy that he made people angry and attacked the city. It seems that this battle will not be too easy.
When Zhang Yong proudly went to report this small victory to Zhu Houzhao, Qian Wubing was trying hard to pat away the flames on his body.
The Qian family's house is not too far from the city gate, not even a mile of land. When Li Feng'er rented this house, she never thought of renting it in Datong Center, where the price was much more expensive.
The explosion outside the city simply shook the earth. Apart from the Mongolians who faced the power of these explosions, the people who were most affected were the households near the city wall. The Ming army on top of the city had been prepared for it.
It was so unbearable that it only shook a few times, then fell to the ground, then let go of the hands covering its ears, and gasped for air.
As for the residents in the houses, they didn't know that such an incident was happening in advance. The ground was shaking, and it was a mess. They even ran to the street while shouting "The earth dragon has turned over!"
, there is no shortage of them. In the Qian family, Qian Wubing was a little better. When the explosion sounded, he was standing talking to Li Feng'er and Mr. Liu. There was a loud noise, and he fell to the ground with his buttocks.
There was no injury or anything, but Liu Feng'er and Mrs. Liu were much more frightened. When they fell from the chair, they knocked over the brazier and they didn't even notice it.
The burning charcoal was burning calmly on the back of Qian Wubing's clothes. Amidst the sound of the cannons, several people were in shock. No one noticed. When the sound of the cannons stopped, Qian Wubing found that his back was feeling hot.
When it was heated, he was already on fire like Zhenjun Zhu Rong.
He hurriedly took off his robe, but it was too late, so he had to lie down and roll on the ground, trying to put out the flames. Li Feng'er and Liu, while shouting loudly for Ge Leng to get water,
They came over to help put out the fire, but Qian Wubing was rolling around, but they couldn't do anything.
The flames were suppressed a little. Qian Wubing took this opportunity to sit up, unbuttoned his clothes very quickly, and wanted to throw away the burned and tattered coat. At this moment,
He only heard the sound of heavy footsteps, and Ge Leng, carrying a basin full of water, appeared in front of him. Then, a basin of cold, bone-soaking well water came rushing towards him, making him completely
Let him understand what "cold to the bone" means!
"It's almost out, and you're still splashing water!" Qian Wubing trembled, pointing at the man who said "Thank you for having me", "Go and look outside, there's such a big movement outside, it's the Tatars attacking the city.
What?"
"Go, go!" Mrs. Liu also drove her son away, hurriedly picking up the fallen coals. Li Feng'er, on the other hand, stared at the scene in front of her. Obviously, the occurrence of these things had made her brain spin.
Don't come.
"Master, are you okay?" The Yan family brothers also rushed in from outside and saw Qian Wubing sitting in a puddle of water, wearing a tattered robe.
"It's okay!" Qian Wubing's voice was trembling: "You guys are watching from outside, don't let anyone take advantage of you, I'll go change my clothes first!"
By the time Qian Wubing changed his clothes and felt the warmth returning to him, Yan Jiu had already inquired about the news. Well, there was no need to inquire about this information. There were soldiers shouting everywhere on the street. This was
The news of shelling the Mongolian Tatars and telling the people not to panic was heard at the door.
"Bombarding the Tatars, do our Datong artillery have such power?" Qian Wubing was a little skeptical. He had also gone to see the annual Beijing camp's autumn martial arts exercises several times. The artillery of Shenji camp, although powerful, was
, there doesn’t seem to be such a big movement. It’s only one mile away from the city wall. I’m so shaken that I can’t stand still. If this is the Mongolian who is in the attack range, is there anyone there?
"It seems that the Tatars asked for food. The general officer of Datong pretended to agree to their request, hid some gunpowder and saltpeter in a grain cart and sent it outside the city. When the Tatars gathered around, he would blast them! This is
Of course the noise was louder, it was gunpowder, I don’t know how many cars were loaded out!" Yan Jiu was also a little excited. He heard that hundreds of Tatars were wiped out in a burst of shelling, which was so relieved.
Oh! Qian Wubing nodded. If that's the case, it's not surprising. However, the Tatars have suffered such a big loss. It's impossible not to retaliate. It seems that his house is a little far away from the city wall.
It's close. If the Tatars have a trebuchet and I am killed by a huge boulder falling from the sky while sitting at home, I am afraid that I will not know how I died.
"Feng'er, you said yesterday that Prince Dai's Mansion is the safest place at the moment, and you can be considered an old man in the Prince's Mansion. Look, the war is going on right now. Can we go to the place where you used to live and stay for a few days?
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Li Feng'er looked at Qian Wubing with some embarrassment: "Wu Bing, what are you worried about? This place is still far from the city wall. If the Tatars break the city, it will be the same everywhere in the city!"
Qian Wubing saw her embarrassed look and knew that he was being put in a difficult position. The Prince's Palace was probably very fortified at the moment. It was wartime, so how could they let someone of unknown origin in, let alone the emperor who was still living there?
In Daiwang's Mansion, I'm afraid that every person in Daiwang's Mansion now has to have their ancestors checked for three generations before they are qualified to stay there.
"It doesn't work in Dai Wang's Mansion, but it seems that Liu Yunniang can give it a try?" Qian Wubing thought about it. Liu Yunniang was a young princess and she probably stayed in Dai Wang's Mansion at the moment. However, the place where he lived before was quite far away from here.
, it would not be bad if I could hide there for a few days!
He still hasn't figured out that the place where Liu Yunniang lived where he used to live is actually the backyard of Prince Dai's Mansion. Although the size of the backyard seems a bit unusual, Qian Wubing, a bumpkin, has only been rich for a few days.
Naturally, he couldn't understand it. He just thought it was the property of the prince's palace, a separate courtyard or something like that.
By the way, I remember that the mother of Liu Yunniang, the little girl, seemed to have invited me to their property called "Mingyuan Building". Naturally, the property of the prospective princess was opened in the center of Datong, so I took it with me
If all my people go there, they probably won't have to worry about being killed by huge rocks falling from the sky while eating and sleeping!
"How is that the same!" Qian Wubing glanced at Li Feng'er: "Feng'er, do you know where Mingyuan Building is? Yesterday, the princess seemed to have asked me to go over and have a look. I have nothing to do anyway, so why don't we all go together?
Let's see!"
"Mingyuan Building!" Li Feng'er gently covered her mouth, looking at Qian Wubing who was looking brand new, and asked with some surprise: "I know, I know, but is it appropriate for us to go together?"
"If there's anything inappropriate, it's settled, we'll go to Mingyuan Building for dinner tonight!"