All the artillerymen in the entire Yuan army array were in panic and did not dare to continue firing.
When several Yuan army generals saw this, they had no choice but to persuade the barbarian Hague.
"Sir, let the artillery retreat a little. The rebels are firing too accurately, and no one dares to move forward."
"Yes, sir, if you step back a little and increase the amount of explosives, you can still bombard Chuzhou City."
"Sir, please stand back a little, otherwise the morale of the army may be shaken."
Barbarian Hague's face turned pale, but he had to accept these proposals.
In just a few rounds of shelling, more than 20 artillery pieces of the army were destroyed. If there were another ten or eight rounds, I'm afraid the entire army would be wiped out.
"Back eighty steps!" Barbarian Hague said unwillingly.
The distance of another eighty steps would be equal to 150 meters.
This is already beyond the effective range of the three-pounder. Hitting the target can only rely on luck.
The only two twelve-pound guns were barely able to fire.
"Sir, it's too far, should we continue?" Hu Yiba said while lying on the top of the city.
When Zhu Han saw the Yuan army retreating, he shook his head.
"No need, from such a long distance, even if the shells are fired, I don't believe they can come over."
The artillery of the Yuan army was not as good as Zhu Han's new artillery in terms of craftsmanship and materials.
Cannonballs fired from such a long distance can only scratch the walls of Chuzhou.
but.
The artillery of the Chuzhou defenders stopped roaring, but the Yuan army refused to stop.
The barbarian Hague ignored the objections of the Han generals and forced the gunners to load more gunpowder, ignoring the talk of exploding the barrel.
The Han gunners had no choice but to take the risk and load half the amount of gunpowder.
"Whoever's artillery can't hit the city wall of Chuzhou will be beheaded with a military stick the first time and beheaded the second time!"
A group of barbarian Mongolian soldiers from The Hague shouted loudly behind the gunner.
No matter how reluctant the Han gunners were, they did not dare to disobey in the slightest. The Mongolian butcher's knives were merciless.
With an order, the Yuan army issued an order to fire and launch artillery.
Boom boom!
A loud noise sounded in front of the Yuan army's position, and huge smoke rose into the air.
"how!"
Coach Manzi Hague was so shocked that his ears roared.
He immediately turned around and saw that several artillery pieces of the Yuan army were knocked upside down, and a group of soldiers were also blown to death with bleeding from their mouths and noses.
Many soldiers were seriously injured, and they were wailing in pain on the ground.
"Sir, explode the chamber!"
A Yuan army general held his helmet and said with fear on his face.
"Explode the barrel!"
Barbarian Hague suddenly looked angry.
Because the distance is too far, if you want to hit the Chuzhou City Wall, you must load more gunpowder.
However, the fragile barrel could not withstand the excessive pressure and was blown to pieces in an instant.
The casualties caused by this bombing were more than thirty people, which was much more severe than the first three rounds of bombardment by the rebels.
"Sir, we can't fight anymore. The thieves must have used witchcraft. Our artillery has been possessed by evil spirits. If we continue to fight, we will definitely suffer repercussions!" a Han general begged bitterly.
Any sorcery is just an excuse for him.
The distance is too far and it is impossible to avoid the explosion.
"No, let me fire again. Anyone who dares to disobey military orders will be beheaded immediately!" Barbarian Hague showed no mercy at all.
"Sir, but..." The Han general wanted to persuade.
Snapped!
There was a sound of whip and it hit the Han general in the face.
Immediately there was a burning scar.
"Shut up! My son is already dead after having sex, how dare you, the despicable Hans, to steal a living? If we don't attack Chuzhou City this time, then we will kill all you Hans!" Barbarian Hague has lost his mind.
When the Han general saw this, he did not dare to persuade him anymore and could only obey his orders.
The artillerymen of the Yuan army, forced by military orders, had to take risks and prepare to reload and fire again.
Just now, when the Yuan army's artillery exploded, Zhu Han could see it clearly at the top of Chuzhou City.
"Haha, these Tartar artillery are indeed useless. At such a short distance, their chambers will explode." Zhu Han said with a smile.
"Sir, if we don't bombard them, let them see how powerful we are." Hu Yiba said proudly from the side.
The Yuan army formed a formation in the distance, and although the rebel artillery was not accurate, it could still hit the array in the front row.
"No, keep the gunpowder and don't waste it," Zhu Han said.
In addition to the gunpowder reserves in Zhoucheng, a lot of them were taken away by Zhou Dexing and Zhu Yuanzhang. Now the stocks are very limited and must be saved.
"Hey, are the Tatars going to continue firing?"
Just as Zhu Han was talking, he suddenly saw the Yuan army outside the city preparing to reload and fire cannons again.
"Aren't these Tatars afraid of death?" Hu Yiba also looked disdainful.
The rebel soldiers in Chuzhou also burst into laughter.
After a series of artillery attacks, the Chuzhou defenders became more confident and no longer as weak as at the beginning.
boom!
Following a roar, it sounded again on the Yuan army's position.
The Yuan army's crudely made artillery exploded again.
Suddenly, the rebels in Chuzhou City burst into louder laughter.
Many people even made up jingles and started shouting and laughing.
Zhu Han did not stop these behaviors.
It is a great encouragement for morale.
But in the Yuan army formation, it was different.
Terrifying barrel explosions occurred one after another, and the Han gunners were unwilling to continue.
The Yuan army didn't give them a way to survive at all.
At such a long distance, there is less gunpowder to load, and if you can't hit the city wall, you will be beheaded.
If you load too much gunpowder, you will blow up your body without leaving a whole body.
Many Han gunners simply threw away what they were doing and knelt on the ground begging for mercy.
Even if it is a military method, it is nothing more than decapitation. Once the body is exploded, there will be no intact body.
"Sir, we can't do this anymore, our morale is at stake." A Yuan army general advised.
"Yes, sir, our military strength is ten times that of the thieves, so we are not in such a hurry."
"Sir, even if we don't use artillery to bombard the city, we can still succeed if we capture more nearby Han people and let them fill the trenches to consume the strength of the rebel army, and then attack the city again!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Barbarian Hague has also calmed down.
Although he didn't care about the life or death of the Han soldiers, too many bombs would affect morale.
Many Mongolian soldiers have always been very superstitious about gunpowder weapons.
If the bombs explode one after another, many people will think that there are ghosts and gods helping the rebels.
"Let the gunners rest for the time being. You guys go and set up sentries around the area. Don't allow any rebels to escape!"
Barbarian Hague said.
"As you command, my lord!"
The artillery of the Yuan army finally misfired.
After a lot of tossing, the sky was gradually getting darker.
The Yuan army began to send cavalry to search the surrounding areas for Han people and their grain and livestock.
Suddenly, in addition to the screams outside the city, there were also black smoke rising everywhere.
The rebel soldiers who had just won the first battle were filled with grief and anger again.
"Sir, the Tartars have brought all the trouble outside the city!" Hu Yiba looked at the black smoke everywhere outside the city with a look of hatred.
"Even if we defend Chuzhou City, I'm afraid the outside of the city will become a white field." Zhu Han was also a little unwilling.
However, he only had 3,000 New Army soldiers in his hands, and he could barely defend the city. He had no extra troops to go out of the city to stop the Yuan army from burning, killing and looting everywhere.
At this time, Lu Zhongheng and Chen Baodao also came back to resume their lives.
"Sir, the grain and grass have been distributed, and the big households have begun to carry grain, grass and money to the government offices." Chen Baodao said with his hands in hand.
"Well, okay, a curfew will be implemented immediately in the city. No one is allowed to go out without a military order to prevent spies from colluding with each other." Zhu Han said.
These big businessmen outside the state were placed under house arrest by themselves in order to prevent them from taking advantage of their respective strengths to rebel.
"The Tatars started setting fires?" Lu Zhongheng on the side suddenly said.
Chen Baodao and Lu Zhongheng were very angry when they saw the Yuan army outside the city beginning to burn, kill and loot.
"Sir, you can't defend the city all the time. You have to go out and make a surprise attack to prevent the Tatars from preparing for war with peace of mind." Chen Baodao said.
Zhu Han had no experience at all in how to defend a city.
After hearing Chen Baodao's words, he immediately asked him.
"What do you mean? Tell me quickly."
Chen Baodao pointed outside and said:
"Sir, when I was in the official army, oh no, in the Tatar army, I learned a lot of experience. If I just insist on not getting out, the enemy outside the city will be able to use all the manpower and material resources outside to attack
The city forms a siege, or an ambush is arranged in advance to attack the reinforcements. The defending army must attack frequently, destroy the enemy's layout, and detect the enemy's movements. Only when the reinforcements arrive can they cooperate inside and outside. Otherwise, even if there is someone outside the city,
If we don’t get reinforcements, we won’t be able to cooperate.”
When Zhu Han heard this, he nodded in agreement.
The envoys he sent to ask for help were of no use even if they reached Dingyuan City. They had to go to Haozhou to find Zhu Yuanzhang.
Because Dingyuan County can only protect itself at most, the old, weak, women and children of the rebel army are basically in Dingyuan, and it is impossible to have excess troops to come to the rescue.
In this way, Zhuzhou would have to hold on for a long time before reinforcements could arrive.
"It is impossible to defend the Tatars until they retreat by relying solely on defending the city. These Tatar soldiers are all from the south of the Yangtze River, where there is abundant food and grass. If we fall into a siege and a war of attrition, it will be a competition for food and grass. Our food and grass cannot compare.
Theirs." Chen Baodao continued.
"That's very good. If you have any ideas, please tell me quickly." Zhu Han said.
"Sir, the general is willing to lead three hundred elite troops out of the city to counterattack the enemy camp and create a lot of chaos." Chen Baodao took the initiative to invite the battle.
"What, three hundred people, that's really too dangerous." Zhu Han was shocked.
"Sir, three hundred people is quite a lot. They are all elite members of the killer team under my command. It is enough. No matter how many others there are, it is useless." Chen Baodao said.
In Zhu Han's new army, the three thousand soldiers and horses were basically infantry using new muskets and spears. There were only three hundred elite sword and shield soldiers, and a killer team was set up, which was considered an elite force that could fight in close combat.
"Does three hundred people really have any effect?" Zhu Han was still a little uneasy.
Although three hundred people are not many, for three thousand people, it is a lot.
The loss of one-tenth of the troops can already collapse an army if it is on the battlefield.
Zhu Han must be treated with caution.
"Don't worry, sir, as long as you can leave the city at night, you will be safe and sound!" Chen Baodao said loudly.
"Okay, then I will give you some more Molotov cocktails, which can be used to set more fires!" Zhu Han nodded and said.
The so-called Molotov cocktail is naturally a mixture mainly composed of distilled high-concentration alcohol, specially used to set fires.
"I obey my orders!" Chen Baodao said, cupping his fists.
When Zhu Han saw this, he suddenly thought of something.
Ever since he took Chen Baodao under his command, his martial arts skills have been admirable.
But this is the first time that I have taken the initiative to ask for a fight.
"Chen Baodao." Zhu Han suddenly said again.
"Sir, the general is here." Chen Baodao responded quickly.
"If you have meritorious service in battle, what reward do you want?" Zhu Han asked.
Chen Baodao's eyes turned, and it was obvious that he had already had something in mind.
"But it doesn't matter, just say it." Zhu Han smiled slightly.
"Sir, I want to find a wife and leave incense to the Chen family. Even if something happens to me in the future, I will be worthy of my ancestors." Chen Baodao said.
According to the military law in the rebel army, except for generals above the rank of Qianhu command, the rest are not allowed to marry, or have wives, and are not allowed to live together except in their hometown Dingyuan, in order to ensure the execution of military orders.
Although Chen Baodao is a commander of elite troops, he is not yet at the command level of Qianhu.
"Okay, I promise you, as long as the Tartars retreat this time, I will promote you to the command of Qianhu, the new army, just like Hu Yiba!" Zhu Han said with a smile.
"Thank you, sir!" Chen Baodao thanked him quickly.
"Don't be anxious. Not only that, I will also let the marshal make the decision to marry you a lady, and then you can go back to your hometown in glory!" Zhu Han said.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Go back to your hometown?" Chen Baodao looked surprised.
His hometown is in the Kaifeng area of Henan Province, which is far away from here and is a heavily-guarded area belonging to the Tatars.
Encouraged by his promotion and marriage, Chen Baodao immediately led his three hundred sword and shield soldiers to prepare.
When it got dark, they were already carrying kindling, daggers and light armor, and descended from the city wall along the rope.
Zhu Han lay on the top of the city, frowning as he watched them disappear into the night.
"Damn it, if this Chen Baodao goes out to fight against the Tatars, then wouldn't I be a big idiot?"
Zhu Han suddenly had an idea.
Fortunately, Chen Baodao was not as miserable as he thought.
"Sir, look quickly!"
In the dark night, Hu Yiba's voice came.
Zhu Han saw fires lighting up in the Yuan army camp outside the city.
One, two.
There are dozens of places.
Obviously, the elite sword and shield soldiers led by Chen Baodao had reached the vicinity of the Yuan army's camp.
"Fire the cannon and blast as far away as you can!" Zhu Han said immediately.
"As you command, my lord!"
Hu Yiba immediately ran to prepare.
In the dark night, gunshots rang out from the top of Chuzhou City.
The range of the rebel artillery was far beyond the imagination of the Yuan army.
One after another, the cannonballs hit the vicinity of the Yuan army's camp, causing the originally panicked army to become even more chaotic.
"Sir, the bandits are making a sneak attack!"
"The thieves made a sneak attack!"
Several Yuan army generals rushed outside the barbarian's camp in Hague and shouted loudly.
"Why panic!"
Barbarian Hague rushed out wearing armor and roared loudly.
In the dark night, the Yuan army did not know how many people from the Chuzhou rebel army had sent for a sneak attack.
He did not dare to leave the camp to pursue him at all. In addition, he was bombarded by artillery. The barbarian Hague was also afraid of the army bombing the camp.
"Let me break camp overnight and retreat two hundred steps to set up camp!" Barbarian Hague said helplessly.
"Sir, as ordered!"
Several generals hurriedly restrained the troops and prepared to break camp overnight.
As the fires lit up everywhere, Chen Baodao and others, who took advantage of the chaos to fight, were unable to hide their whereabouts, so they hurried back to Chuzhou City.
The Yuan army simply set up continuous torches on the camp, and the whole camp was bright.
"These thieves!"
When Barbarian Hague saw the elite rebels running back to Chuzhou City, he cursed angrily.
If he had known that there were so few enemies, Barbarian Hague would have sent cavalry to chase them.
After returning to the top of the city, the defenders cheered.
Chen Baodao also looked happy.
"Sir, I took advantage of the chaos and beheaded more than a hundred people, and also burned several outlying Tatar barracks!" Chen Baodao said.
Then, a bunch of heads were piled in front of Zhu Han.
Each head exuded the stench of blood.
Zhu Han was very happy, "Haha, well, it's so cheap. If we come here a few more times, the Tatars won't be able to withstand it, no matter how many people they have."
Zhu Han already understood that although the results of this night attack may not seem great, it can greatly damage the morale of the enemy.
Once night falls, no one can fall asleep peacefully, and when the mind is extremely stressed, it is easy to become confused.
Chen Baodao shook his head, "Sir, I'm afraid this strategy won't work very well. If the Tatars retreat to camp, they must set up more sentries in front. Even a night attack is dangerous. Maybe they will be attacked by the Tatars before they even leave the city.
They shot him to death with random arrows."
Things turned out exactly as Chen Baodao said.
On the second night, the barbarian Hague sent many Yuan army elites to ambush outside the city. They all carried strong bows. Once they saw people being lowered with ropes from the top of the city, they would immediately shoot them with random arrows.
"Sir, the Tatars have learned a lesson, and it seems that they are no longer able to survive." Hu Yiba said with some pity.
"No, I think we can still give it a try." Zhu Han smiled slightly.
Chen Baodao was a little nervous, "Sir, no one knows how many Tatar ambushes there are in the night."
"This time we don't want to kill the enemy, but we want to target the Tatars and manipulate their mentality." Zhu Han said.
Hu Yiba, Chen Baodao, Lu Zhongheng and others were all puzzled.
"Sir, what's wrong with their mentality?"
None of them understood what this meant.
"Haha, it's very simple, just to disrupt their military morale!"
Zhu Han immediately arranged for the defenders to quickly make thousands of dummies out of straw, and then use ropes to slowly lower them down the city wall, as if they were sending troops to attack outside the city.
really.
The Yuan army ambushing outside the city was immediately overjoyed when they saw a faint figure of a human figure at the top of the city in addition to the city.
Following the orders of Barbarian Hague, they rushed to the city one by one, screaming and shooting arrows at random. Their arms were sore from shooting, and those idiots didn't understand anything, and then they left with satisfaction.
"Quickly, start crying for me."
Seeing this, Zhu Han smiled and gave orders.
"Ah? Sir, why are you crying?" Chen Baodao didn't understand.
Hu Yiba next to him was so smart. He immediately understood what Zhu Han meant and started crying on the spot.
"Brothers! You died so miserably!"
"Dog Tatar, you killed your brother with random arrows!"
All of a sudden, the rebel soldiers guarding the city began to cry and howl in disguise.
When Yuan Jun in the darkness heard this, he immediately left with satisfaction.
It was daytime the next day.
Yuan Jun was very surprised to find...
The 'rebels' they shot with random arrows last night turned out to be straw dummies.
Barbarian Hague immediately cursed angrily.
In order to vent his anger, the barbarian Hague immediately ordered thousands of Han people who had been raided from the surrounding areas to form a vanguard and use their lives to attack Chuzhou City.
"Sir, what should I do?"
At the head of Zhezhou City, Hu Yiba saw thousands of Han people running towards the moat, carrying soil and stones on their shoulders.
"What should we do? If they fill up the moat, the Tatars will be able to attack the city." Zhu Han said.
Hu Yiba nodded immediately, "Sir, the general understands and immediately sends people to kill them with random arrows!"
Snapped!
Zhu Han immediately gave Hu Yiba a whip and hit him hard on the buttocks.
"Fart, these are all Han people, who asked you to shoot them!" Zhu Han said.
"Then what do you want to do, sir?" Hu Yiba looked aggrieved.
"Immediately prepare to lower the suspension bridge, open the city gate, and let these people rush into the city!" Zhu Han said.
Hu Yiba was immediately shocked.
"Sir, no, what if there are Tatar spies mixed in here!" Hu Yiba said.
"What are you afraid of? I just opened the city gate to let them enter the Wengcheng, but the inner city gate cannot be opened." Zhu Han said.
As for the biggest thing he did after occupying Chuzhou, he built several urn fortresses, which came in handy at this time.
After screening these common people in Wengcheng, they can be transformed into troops to defend the city.
When these Han people who were driven to death approached Chuzhou City, they thought they would be shot dead by random arrows from the defenders.
What they didn't expect was that a shout came from the city wall.
"Folks, enter the city quickly and run for your lives!"
"Enter the city and run for your life!"
Immediately afterwards, the suspension bridge and city gates of Zhuzhou City were opened one by one.
These poor Han people immediately threw down dirt and stones, rushed to the suspension bridge like crazy, and fled into the city.
The Mongolian cavalry in the rear were afraid of the artillery and bows and arrows at the top of the city, so they did not dare to pursue them.
"Traitor! Traitor!"
When Barbarian Hague saw this, he immediately felt angry and depressed.
at this time.
From Chuzhou City, waves of shouting came again.
"Thank you Zuo Cheng for the arrows!"
"Thank you, Zuo Cheng, for your reward!"
Amidst these taunts, the morale of the Yuan army suddenly plummeted.
"Tori Buhua!" Barbarian Hague roared.
"Sir, the general is here!" A Semu man came up and said.
"Take your troops and horses, capture more Han people, and mix them with some of our elite soldiers. If the rebel army from Zhezhou dares to open the city gate, sneak in and seize the city immediately!" Barbarian Hague said fiercely.
"The general will obey your orders!"
The most favorite thing of this Semu general named Toribuhua is to rely on the reputation of the Mongols to oppress the Han people.
All of a sudden, the Han villages outside Zhoucheng were looted again.
After entering the dark night, Zhu Han ordered the preparation of more scarecrows.
"Sir, is it still useful? The Tatars can't be fooled." Hu Yiba was a little doubtful.
"It's done again and again and again. This is only used once. Even if the Tatars are suspicious, they won't take the risk." Zhu Han said.
Zhu Han is the best at this kind of mentality thing.
really.
When the rebels in addition to the state released the scarecrow again, the Yuan army outside the city knew it was a trick and did not dare to take the risk and ignore it.
"shoot!"
"Shoot me with rockets!"
The barbarian Hague came to the city in person and directed the archers to shoot.
These scarecrows have long been soaked by water, and the Tatar rockets are completely useless.
Instead, because of their ignition, their position in the night was revealed.
"Hu Yiba!" Zhu Han smiled slightly.
"grown ups!"
"Aim at those bright lights and blast them with artillery!" Zhu Han said.
"As you command, my lord!"
Immediately afterwards, a burst of artillery roar sounded.
boom!
Boom boom!
A burst of screams sounded around Barbarian Hague, and several soldiers immediately dragged Barbarian Hague and fled in embarrassment.
Some unlucky Tatar archers were immediately blown to pieces.
After much of the night's struggle, the Yuan army not only failed to injure a single rebel soldier, but actually lost many archers.
When the sky got light, there were a lot of broken limbs left under Chuzhou City.
Tens of thousands of feathered arrows were collected again by the rebels using scarecrows.
Barbarian Hague was so angry that he ordered artillery fire to bombard Chuzhou City despite the general's objections.
However, these artillery were either not loaded with enough gunpowder and the shells hit the city wall weakly, or they were loaded with too much gunpowder and immediately exploded and killed a lot of their own people.
At the top of Chuzhou City, Zhu Han led a group of generals, as well as Lu Wendao and other Chuzhou gentry, admiring the performance of the Yuan army outside the city.
In particular, Lu Wendao and other powerful gentrymen outside the state were all extremely happy.
"It turns out that the famous Tatars only have this ability."
"It's not that the Tatars are weak, it's that our rebels are powerful."
"If you ask me, Deputy Commander Zhu is still more powerful!"
Lu Wendao and others were all flattering and flattering.
Although Zhu Han did not accept this trick, he was still very happy to see their mentality change.
"If this is the case, the Tatars may have to resort to desperate measures." Chen Baodao said from the side.
"Desperately?" Zhu Han asked.
"Yes, sir, you see these Tatars are plundering the surroundings more harshly. They must plunder more young people. When the number of young people is large, they will immediately be driven out to fill the trenches and moats with their lives, and then the army will
When approaching the city wall to attack, there are too many of them, more than ten times our number. It would be really difficult to attack the city like crazy," Chen Baodao said.
Zhu Han was also a little worried after hearing this.
If such tactics were followed, the Yuan army would definitely suffer heavy casualties.
However, the rebel army only has more than 3,000 people, and all the young men can only reach less than 10,000 people, so it will be very difficult as well.
In the Yuan army camp outside the city.
Coach Manzi Hague really plans to use this tactic.
After all, even if you risk your life to capture Chuzhou, it is still worth it.
But it is a pity that except for the barbarian Ha Ha, almost all the Yuan army generals opposed this tactic.
Because even if the trenches were filled with the lives of Han people, they would still have to fight in person in the battle to climb the city walls.
After nearly a hundred years of good times, the Mongols not only still have a fierce reputation, but they have actually changed inside.
In those days, the Mongols conquered all corners of the country, relying on their bravery to be barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes.
Everyone cherishes their lives now, and no one is willing to risk their lives.
As for the Han generals, they all made plans. If these ungrateful Mongols dared to force them to lead the battle and die, they would bomb their camps and flee.
"You trash!"
Everyone refused to agree, and the barbarian Hague could only throw out a few words of resentment.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! At this time, the color-eyed general Toribuhua said again.
"Sir, we have brought many craftsmen who can make rams and towers. We can use these to get closer to the city wall, so there will be no need to kill or injure many people."
"Okay, Tori will not spend it. I'll leave this matter to you!" Barbarian Hague said.
"As you command, my lord!"
To make these siege equipment, it would be absolutely impossible to complete without ten days and a half.
It was night again, and Zhu Han called Chen Baodao and others again.
"Sir, are we going to put a scarecrow again?" Hu Yiba asked excitedly.
"What a fart, you think the Tatars are fools." Zhu Han rolled his eyes.
"I plan to let the real person go."
Zhu Han said to Chen Baodao.
"I'll give you more gunpowder this time. To the east of the city is the Tatar's grain and grass camp. Go there and set fire to their grain and grass camp."
One of the wounded Mongolian soldiers yesterday was captured and brought back to Chuzhou City, where he revealed a lot of useful information.
"As you command, my lord!"
"Go for it!"
This time, the rebels took advantage of the darkness and put down the scarecrow first.
The Mongolian cavalry in the night outside the city soon discovered these scarecrows.
They all laughed loudly.
No one is a fool, how could he be deceived three times.
Chen Baodao and others took this opportunity to fall outside the city one by one, and followed the dark road to the outside of the Yuan Army's grain and grass camp.
boom!
With a loud bang, a big hole was blown into the wall of the Yuan army camp.
Chen Baodao and others rushed in, killing and burning indiscriminately.
The Yuan army in the dark night didn't know how many people came to sneak attack, and they immediately became chaotic, without any strong resistance at all.
Most of the military rations and baggage were set on fire.
Chen Baodao and others immediately retreated upon seeing the situation and fled under the cover of night before the Yuan army restored order.
Wait until the next day.
Almost half of the entire Yuan army's baggage and supplies were burned.
Barbarian Hague is about to cry but has no tears.
"Sir, the food and fodder have been destroyed, and the morale of our army has been affected." Toribuhua asked.
"What do you mean, do you also want to retreat?" Barbarian Hague's eyes widened.
Many generals of the Yuan army advised the barbarians to retreat to Hague and defend Liuhe, and wait until grain and grass from the south of the Yangtze River were collected and transported before sending troops to evacuate the state.
The barbarian Hague lost his troops and generals, so how could he be willing to listen to these advice? He immediately whipped several leading generals and strictly ordered all ministries to prepare to attack Chuzhou.
"Sir, I don't dare. It's just that it will take at least half a month to prepare the siege equipment." Toribuhua said.
"What are you afraid of? I, the great Mongolian warrior, have no artillery and no tower trucks, so we can dominate the world differently back then!" Barbarian Hague shouted loudly.
"Pass my general's order to all ministries to build ladders and prepare to attack the city immediately!"
Barbarian Hague has gradually lost his mind.
Under the command of the commander, each ministry began to make ladders and prepared to attack Chuzhou City.
"It seems that the Tatars are really desperate." Zhu Han looked outside the city and said with a smile.
"Sir, why don't you let me make a sneak attack at night and burn down their ladders?" Chen Baodao said.
Two consecutive successful sneak attacks have already made Chen Baodao extremely confident.
"No, the Tatars are already on guard. Maybe the whole camp will stay up and wait for you to come to their door." Zhu Han said with a smile.
Today's Chuzhou defenders have already thrown the Yuan army into chaos.
Since they want to take human lives to pay for it, then it's better to come.
Under the strict orders of Barbarian Hague, the Yuan army made various utensils at a rapid pace.
It only took five days to make all the tower cars and punch cars. I don't know how many Han craftsmen were forced to sleep for days and nights.
These tower carts are as tall as the city wall and can carry dozens of people. Huge wooden wheels are installed below to push them close to the city wall, and then a huge suspension bridge is released from the top, leading directly to the city wall.
"Come on, attack!"
The Yuan army surrounded the city on all sides and immediately began a new attack.
………………
Dingyuan City.
The enemy attack information sent from Chuzhou first arrived at Dingyuan City.
The people who stayed behind in Dingyuan were Tang He and Li Shanchang.
The two of them had less than 10,000 troops and horses.
And the old, weak, women and children in the armies in Dingyuan cannot be left without protection.
For a while, they were powerless to deal with the situation in Chuzhou. They could only send people to Haozhou to inform Zhu Yuanzhang.
As the marshal's wife, Ma Xiuying heard that 100,000 yuan troops were surrounding Chuzhou with 3,000 people, and she immediately came to the front hall from the back house.
"Madam, why are you here?"
Li Shanchang quickly saluted.
Ma Xiuying patiently returned the courtesy and asked quickly: "Mr. Li, Chuzhou is in an emergency and Ahan is besieged. Why haven't you sent troops to rescue?"
Li Shanchang had a look of embarrassment on his face, "Madam, it's not that we don't want to save him, but we really don't have any extra troops. We only have seven or eight thousand soldiers and horses in Dingyuan. Even if we go there, we will die."
Tang He, who was beside him, also looked worried, "Brothers and sisters, there are too few of us. If we want to rescue Chuzhou, we have to rely on the commander's main force."
Ma Xiuying naturally knew about these situations.
However, she knew the importance of Zhu Han in the heart of her husband Zhu Yuanzhang.
How can I explain to Zhu Yuanzhang if he refuses to save me?
"You two, Ahan is the commander's close relative, and he can also be said to be an indispensable member of the rebel army. Even if we have a small number of troops, we cannot just watch from Dingyuan City."
Li Shanchang and Tang He both looked at each other in shock when they heard this.
They all know the importance of Zhu Han to the rebel army.
It can be said that without Zhu Han, Marshal Zhu Yuanzhang would never have been as glorious as he is today.
"Then we will send 3,000 soldiers and horses, raise the banner and spread suspicion widely, so that the Tatars will think that there is a large army rushing to help, so that they will not dare to attack the city unscrupulously." Li Shanchang said.
"Sir, what a good idea, we can do this." Ma Xiuying said immediately.
"Well, I, Tang He, will lead my troops to leave the state. Mr. Li, I will hand over Dingyuan City to you." Tang He said.
"General Tang, feel free to go!" Li Shanchang looked solemn.
Immediately, Tang He immediately went to prepare troops and horses. As soon as the food and fodder arrangements were completed, he would immediately attack Chuzhou.
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However, the marshal's wife Ma Xiuying could not wait any longer and urged Tang He to send troops immediately.
"Brother Tang, the situation in Chuzhou may be very serious and critical right now. If we go an hour earlier, we might have a little more hope."
Ma Xiuying felt that it was an impossible task for 3,000 people to resist 100,000 people. If they could hold on for ten days and a half, it would be a blessing from God.
"If Chuzhou really can't be defended, then don't do it. Just rescuing Ahan will be enough." Ma Xiuying ordered again.
After Tang He heard this, he started to complain in his heart.
Chuzhou was the first major city controlled by the rebels.
If Chuzhou is lost, Dingyuan will probably be destroyed as well. What's the use of just rescuing Zhu Han.
The current hope is that Zhu Yuanzhang can lead the main force to return to Chuzhou to aid him.
at the same time.
Inside Haozhou City.
Marshal Zhu Yuanzhang of the Eastern Route Army had just led his army to repel the invading heavy Yuan army.
After a battle, the rebels captured a large sum of money and were holding a grand celebration banquet.
Zhu Yuanzhang had the highest status and sat at the top.
The remaining marshals Guo Zixing, Sun Deya, Ma Leizi and other marshals were divided into left and right.
Now that the Yuan army's heavy troops were repulsed, the remaining activities of the people naturally returned to internal fighting.
This time Haozhou was besieged, and Guo Zixing's troops were simply insufficient.
If we want to ensure the security of Haozhou in the future, we must rely on Zhu Yuanzhang's military strength.
However, Sun Deya and others were unwilling to be controlled by others, so Sun Deya and others had already discussed it. They were preparing to welcome Peng Da and others from Xuzhou's Red Scarf Army to Haozhou to replace Zhu Yuanzhang, who was closely related to Guo Zixing.
"I saved you, but you guys are just trying to get rid of the trouble and kill the donkey. How can you get any advantage?"
Zhu Yuanzhang thought to himself.
He and Xu Da and others had already seen clearly the plans of Sun Deya and others.
