"General manager, the Ming army has begun to attack the fortress." In the cave, Milevalov heard the report and calmly walked from the cave to the top of the mountain.
This cave was once a Cossack camp. The Cossacks dug a passage from the cave to the top of the mountain and laid steps.
Milevalov climbed up the steps and reached the top of the mountain. On the top of the mountain, artillery captain Mekvin led 60 gunners and 12 cannons, and had been waiting for a long time.
When he saw Milevalov coming, Mekvin gave a military salute and asked, "General manager, can you fire the cannon?"
Milevalov raised his telescope and looked up at Lensk Castle.
At this time, a classic city attack and defense battle was taking place in the Severnsk Fort.
The Mongolian soldiers attacked in a classic manner. They first pushed bucket carts to fill the trench, and quickly filled up a section of the trench. Then they hid behind the carts, approached the castle, left the carts and rushed towards the city wall, and the infantry followed the ladder carts to attack the city.
, the archers were in groups of three or five, shooting at the city to cover their infantry.
The Rakshasa Army's defense was also classic. Soldiers fired downwards from the shooting openings on the fort walls and watchtowers to minimize the exposure of body parts. Verkhovny Lensk Fort was a circular bastion-style building, which made the attacking Ming army vulnerable.
More blows.
"No, wait a little longer."
Milevalov kept his composure and did not allow his subordinates to fire. He did not have many cannons and had to use them wisely. The infantry of the Ming army attacking the city was not his first target, so he did not attack them for the time being.
Zhu Ruodeng handed over the command of the siege to Ma Bao. Seeing that the Mongolian soldiers were unsuccessful in attacking the city, Ma Bao ordered them to temporarily retreat one mile. The flag was waved, and the commander-in-chief Li Benshen led 500 artillerymen and slowly advanced with 80 artillery pieces.
, and another 500 infantrymen protected the artillery carriage and moved forward simultaneously.
Ma Bao observed for a while and saw that there was no artillery fire on the city. He judged that this small earthen village was not a big city. There were no cannons installed on the city. When the Rakshasa army retreated from Gusino Ozersk Fort, the artillery was probably discarded. So.
Move the gun carriage forward with confidence and boldness.
"Gun carriage!"
On the Gorodavo cliff, Milevalov put down his telescope and smiled, finally finding the most valuable target!
"Boom~Boom~Boom~"
Under the command of Li Benzhen, the Ming army's artillery carriages began to fire, and the roar of the God of War was earth-shattering!
"Let's fire," Milevalov finally uttered the voice that artillery captain Mekvin loved to hear most.
"Adjust the gun distance and prepare for test firing. Shoot!"
Twelve cannons fired their first shells. The cannons were mounted on the top of the cliff. The range was greatly improved, but the accuracy was low. Test firing was needed.
"Boom~Boom~Boom~"
Twelve artillery shells were fired at the Ming army's artillery carriage. Except for one, all the shells were shot away.
"Boom~boom~boom~", the second wave of shooting started, this time three hits were hit, and the three artillery carriages were blown apart.
The Rakshasa artillery on the top of the mountain fired more and more accurately. Li Benzhen was good at fighting. Seeing that the situation was not good, he ordered the artillery carriage to retreat.
"Back away, back away quickly," he shouted.
With a "chirp" sound, a cannonball exploded next to him, and Li Benzhen was thrown away, flying into the clouds and fog, and lost consciousness.
This man was originally Gao Jie's nephew. He first rebelled with Gao Jie, then followed Gao Jie to recruit peace, and then surrendered to Prince Duduo of Henan in the Qing Dynasty. Finally, he returned to the Ming Dynasty. After returning to the Ming Dynasty, he remained determined and made many military exploits. Unexpectedly, he died today.
Here.
An elder from his hometown wrote an untitled poem for him, saying:
Things are really unpredictable,
The lonely goose finally flies south.
Reluctant to leave a legacy,
Fight hard to be fragrant after death.
The general died, and the Ming army's artillery became more and more chaotic. Fortunately, they were all veterans who had lived through hundreds of battles. They did not abandon the artillery and flee, but pushed the artillery cart hard to turn around and retreat.
With great difficulty, we retreated beyond the firing range of the Rakshasa artillery army, and only half of the eighty cannons remained.
Ma Bao's blood-red eyes widened. It was not easy to transport these cannons from thousands of miles away. Now that half of them were lost at once, why not be anxious?
"Boom~Boom~Boom~"
On the cliff, the cannons of the Rakshasa Army continued to fire. This time, they aimed at the Mongolian soldiers who had just retreated from the siege.
There were not many shells, but they shook the morale of Bier Tahar and Babu's troops.
Seeing that the Mongolian soldiers had no intention of fighting, Ma Bao sighed and ordered to retreat.
The long horn sounded, and the Ming army retreated like a tide, leaving only corpses on the ground and the remains of cannons.
"General, I am incapable of commanding, please punish me." Returning to the tent, Ma Bao apologized to Zhu Ruodeng with a face full of shame.
"This battle was not the fault of Marquis Pucheng, but his own carelessness. He did not realize that the Rakshasa Army actually built a fort on the Gorodavo cliff. The fault lies with one person and has nothing to do with Marquis Pucheng." Zhu Ruodeng refused to punish Ma Bao.
Take the responsibility yourself.
Ma Bao was grateful, ashamed, and even more inspired by Xue Yong. He was born in Longde, Pingliang Prefecture, Shaanxi Province. He lost his parents when he was very young and was raised by his brother and sister-in-law. As an adult, he grew very tall and taller.
He is good at tanning, whip and spear, brave and resourceful, and is known as invincible. Unexpectedly, he suffered a big loss today. How can you be willing to do so?
He shouted: "The Rakshasa ghosts were lucky to win for a while today, so they must be relaxed. The general is willing to lead a thousand elite troops to attack Gorodava Cliff at night. Please give me your permission, general!"
Zhu Ruodeng was startled, "The Marquis of Pucheng is the general of our army. You must not take risks lightly!"
"The general's face must be picked up wherever it is lost. Please help the general," Ma Bao said stubbornly and could not kneel down.
These words stimulated Chechen Bob Babu. Among the four Mongolian tribes in Mobei, the Chechen Khan tribe was the most fierce. Seeing Ma Bao say, "You must pick up your face where you lost it," Babu also knelt on the ground and shouted
: "The last general is willing to follow the deputy general to avenge his humiliation."
When Bi'er Tahar saw this, he gritted his teeth and knelt behind the two of them.
No matter how much Zhu Ruodeng tried to persuade him, the three generals would not let go. They knelt on the ground and begged bitterly.
There was no choice but to agree, "In that case, the three generals should be more careful."
After walking out of the tent, Ma Bao said to the second general: "In a night attack, it is useless to have too many people. Please carefully select some brave and brave ones to go with me. If you are a coward, I don't want any of them."
The three of them each picked up 500 warriors, sneaked to the foot of the back mountain of Gorodavo Cliff at night, and climbed up quietly. Ma Bao looked like a big man, but he was also thoughtful. During the fierce battle during the day, he discovered the back mountain.
The Rakshasa army is small in number.
On the cliff, Milevalov went to inspect the camp and saw that Barev was also inspecting. He was very satisfied. This commander of the shooting army was very competent.
Seeing him coming, Barev hurriedly saluted and said, "Manager, you have worked hard all day. Go back to the cave to rest. Just leave this place to a humble job."
Milevalov was indeed tired and said: "Barev, I will go back to the cave to sleep for a while, and I will leave this place to you. Remember, patrols will also be sent to the back mountains to inspect."
As soon as he left, Barev burst into laughter. The Ming army had just been defeated, so how could they dare to attack the camp? Moreover, the mountain behind was very steep, how could they climb up? So he did not listen to Milevalov's words and did not send anyone to patrol.
Back mountain.
Ma Bao must come from the back mountain!
In order to prevent his subordinates from making any noise, he asked the soldiers to hold chopsticks (things like chopsticks) across their mouths, so that they could not speak.
The back mountain is very dangerous. From time to time, soldiers fall to the bottom of the cliff, but because they hold coins in their mouths, they cannot scream. There are only dull sounds of objects falling to the ground in the valley.