The sun sets in the west, the sunset becomes dusk.
Kuaoku stood on the north gate of the city, looking south.
Just hearing the sound of horse hooves "De De De", Bai Suozuo galloped down the long street, climbed up the city wall, and said with cupped hands: "Commander, our army has occupied the east gate and west gate."
Kuo Kuo asked: "Where is Zhang Shicheng?"
Bai Suo said: "Trapped in Prince Cheng's Mansion."
"How many troops are there?"
"More than 30,000 people."
Kuangkuo raised his eyebrows and asked again: "Where are the Jiangdu bandits?"
"Some of them have entered the south of the city, but the main force is still outside the city."
Kuo Kuo thought for a while and said, "Ignore Zhang Shicheng. Bai Suo, Qi Gao, and Wan Zhe will follow the orders."
Bai Suozuo and the other two generals said in unison: "Here!"
"The three of you will each lead 20,000 cavalry, attack the south gate in three groups, capture Gaoyou City first, and then slowly deal with Zhang Shicheng."
The three of them agreed in unison, and each stepped down from the city wall and ordered their troops.
Before setting off, the three of them gathered together to discuss the direction of attack. Bai Suozuo wanted to attack due south.
Gao Gao snorted and said: "General Bai, leave it to me to head due south!"
Bai Suozhuo glanced at him, knowing that this man grew up with Kua Kuo and had always acted domineeringly in the army, so he didn't want to argue with him.
"That's fine, but Jiangdu's gunfire and handguns are powerful, so please be careful, General Qi."
Qi Gao laughed loudly and said loudly: "Nothing can stop my cavalry!" After saying this, he ran towards his team.
Bai Suozu also returned to his own team. With an order, the army marched a certain distance to the west, then turned around and marched all the way south.
Along the way, the Gaoyou defenders could no longer be seen, only corpses and broken ruins.
Most of these corpses were trampled to death by Gaoyou troops, and only a few died at the hands of Mongolian soldiers.
The rows of houses on the street had their doors and windows tightly closed, and no movement could be heard in the houses, but Bai Suozhu knew that every house was full of Han people.
Some Mongolian soldiers would deliberately drive their horses to the windows of some houses and poke the windows with their spears, and a burst of women's screams would immediately come from inside.
The soldiers suddenly laughed loudly, like a cat teasing a mouse.
Bai Suozhuo frowned and shouted to the team behind him: "If you want to play with women, after Gaoyou City is captured, you can do whatever you want! Forget about women now, I only remember one thing in my mind, that is your enemy, Jiangdu
Thief soldiers!"
The soldiers then restrained themselves a little and continued to advance southward.
……
The monkey stopped at a crossroads, took off the water bag from his waist, and took a gulp of water.
Behind him, a group of soldiers ran back and forth on the street, shouting.
"Gaoyou City has been defeated by the Mongolian Tatars. They are coming to massacre the city soon. Folks, run quickly! If you don't run, it will be too late!"
Although the soldiers screamed at the top of their lungs, the people in the room remained motionless.
This street is far away from the South City Gate. Most of the people living here experienced the Battle of Gaoyou and were rewarded by Zhang Shicheng, so they lived in the center of the city.
Therefore, unlike the people near the city gate, they did not take any action when they heard the shouts.
A member of the Qianhu family came to the monkey and said: "General, these people seem to be die-hards. I'm afraid no more persuasion will be of any use!"
A member of the household asked in confusion: "Aren't they afraid of death? They should know that the North Gate has been breached!"
The monkey said slowly: "They probably believe that Zhang Shicheng can retake Gaoyou City. They didn't expect that Zhang Shicheng was so trusted by the people."
The Qianhu snorted: "Since they are stubborn and stubborn, why bother with them? Let's just go back and recover!"
The monkey said: "The Mongols haven't come yet, let's try other methods!"
"What can I do?"
The monkey touched his chin and ordered Qianhu: "Go find dozens of sets of Mongolian clothes. Be careful. If you encounter a large group of Mongolian soldiers, withdraw immediately."
Qianhu agreed and headed north with two hundred people. When he encountered the corpses of Mongolian soldiers along the way, he went over and took off his clothes.
Another Qianhu came to the monkey and said: "General, the scouts just came to report that the Mongolian Tatars have captured the east and west gates, and I'm afraid they will attack soon."
The monkey asked: "Where is Zhang Shicheng?"
The Qianhu curled his lips and said: "You are like a mouse, huddled in the palace, probably scared out of your wits by the Mongolian Tatars!"
The monkey nodded and said: "Send more scouts to guard the front, keep an eye on the Mongolian soldiers, and report immediately if there is any movement."
"Yes!"
Not long after, Qianhu, who was sent to collect clothes, came back.
The monkey ordered fifty ferocious-looking soldiers, left the street, and came to a remote alley. He and the other soldiers put on Mongolian clothes and walked back to the street from the other direction.
With a "bang" sound, the monkey and three of his men kicked open the door of a house, gibbering and imitating Mongolian speech.
There was a scream immediately in the room, and two women, one old and one young, hugged each other tightly and looked at him in fear.
A young man held a wooden stick and stood in front of the two women. He shouted loudly and hit the monkey with the stick.
The monkey reached out, grabbed the stick, and kicked it.
After knocking the young man down, the monkey rubbed his hands and walked towards the young woman with a lewd smile.
The woman was so frightened that she screamed, and the sound penetrated the entire street.
When nearby residents heard this, they all stuck their heads out of their windows to check, only to find that many Mongolian soldiers were forcibly breaking into the houses.
In an instant, these people were so frightened that they immediately picked up the luggage they had prepared and rushed out of the house quickly toward the city gate.
In an instant, everyone on the street ran away.
The monkey was still playing hide-and-seek with the woman in the house. One of his men quickly ran in and reported the situation outside.
Without saying a word, the monkey turned around and left with his men, continuing to the next street to "persuade" people to flee.
The three people in that family were stunned when they saw the Mongolian soldiers suddenly dispersed.
When I went out, I saw that the doors of every house on the street were open, and there were a lot of debris scattered on the ground. It seemed that they were the only family left on the street.
The three of them felt a chill on their backs, quickly packed up their greetings, and fled towards the south of the city.
When the monkey came to the fourth street, before he could take action, a scout rushed over and shouted: "The Tatars are coming, run!"
The monkey yelled, and it turned out that the Mongolian soldiers could be seen rushing behind the scout. He quickly got on his horse and galloped towards the south.
After not running for long, the scout who reported the news screamed and was shot dead by the Mongolian soldiers.
The monkey secretly complained that these Mongolians were riding too fast. After a while, he was afraid that he would be overtaken and shot.
At this moment, he suddenly saw his own flag on the roof in front of him, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, knowing that ahead was the ambush point of Geng San Shenji Battalion.
He quickly slapped the horse's butt and ran forward with all his strength.
As he was running, his back hurt slightly, and he knew he had been shot by a bow and arrow. Fortunately, he was wearing Mongolian chain armor, and the distance was far away, so the arrow was bounced away.
The monkey kept his head down and ran wildly. I don't know how long he ran until he finally heard the sound of "pop-pop-pop" muskets.
The sound sounded so beautiful to him that his life was finally saved.
He turned around and took a look. The Mongolian soldiers were being attacked. Many of the soldiers at the front fell to the ground with their horses and men, and were gradually thrown away by him.
He then drove his horse to a house, got off his horse, and got into the house. He saw several Shenji Battalion soldiers in the house, lying at the window, shooting at the Mongolian cavalry on the street.
The leader of the Mongolian cavalry was Fei Gao. He rushed to the front. As a result, he was shot in the arm by a musket in the first round of shooting and fell off his horse.
A group of soldiers immediately rushed forward, holding shields, trying to rescue him.
However, the musket shot directly through the shield, and these soldiers were all killed.
Fortunately, they blocked the bullets with their bodies, and Feng Gao was not injured again.
Seeing that even his shield could not block the enemy's bullets, Qi Gao was secretly frightened. He grabbed a corpse and blocked it in front of him. He backed away and shouted loudly.
"The Han children are all hiding in the house, go find them and kill them!"
The Mongolian soldiers roared and dismounted, pulled out their scimitars, and ran towards the houses on the left and right. Some people picked up their bows and nocked arrows, preparing to fight back with arrows.
However, if you look carefully, you can't see the enemy at all. No matter how good your eyesight is, the marksman can only see a small part of the enemy's head through the window, and he is still wearing a helmet.
A sharp archer shot an arrow, and with a "beep" sound, the arrow bounced off the helmet. With a "bang" sound, a bullet hit from the side, and the sharp archer fell to the ground with his pistol in hand.
The other archers felt cold in their hearts, so they had no choice but to throw away their bows and arrows, draw their swords and rush into the houses.
With a "bang" sound, Geng San shot an approaching Mongolian soldier to death. Seeing that the enemy group was approaching, he immediately gave the order.
"Light the fuse and retreat."
A soldier agreed and lit the fuse of the explosive package hidden in the house, and then everyone followed Geng San and evacuated from the back door.
Not long after they left, a group of Mongolians roared into the house, searching for enemies everywhere.
However, there were no enemies in the house. Someone heard a strange "sizzling" sound and went over to take a look. They saw firelight flying over and a huge roar.
Several people were killed on the spot, and some others were trapped underneath the collapsed house, causing smoke and dust everywhere.
Almost at the same time, explosions were heard in various houses, and a yellow mist rose on the street.
The Mongolian soldiers were startled, and many people who were about to break into the house began to show hesitation.
"Bah bang bang!"
The sound of shooting did not stop for a moment, and the Mongolian soldiers standing outside the house fell one after another like living targets.