The battle is about to break out. Outside the fort, Qi Sansheng has ordered his soldiers to surround the fort. He has brought five thousand soldiers, the backbone of whom are elites who have followed him to fight in Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou. The Art of War says: "Surround the fort ten times.
"Attack them five times, divide them if you double them." Qi Sansheng was calculated mentally but not intentionally, and also believed that his generals would be far more powerful than the Mongolian Tatars. Therefore, although his military strength was less than twice that of Harabaersi, he still chose to encircle him on all sides.
Give Meng Baqi a chance to escape.
Narisong was a simple and honest Mongolian boy who came from the same tribe as Harabaersi. After the defeat of Lin Dan Khan, most of the tribes in Monan Mongolia took refuge with Huang Taiji, and Harabaersi was later incorporated into the Mongolian Zhenghong Banner. Harabaers
Ersi followed the Manchu and Ming armies to fight several times, and was constantly recruiting new soldiers. Risong had just been sent there not long ago. Halabaersi liked this honest-looking young man who was skilled in bow and horse and promoted him to his own.
Soldiers. In Mongolia, the old people love to talk about the glory of the Mongolian horses in the past, but the end of the memory is often accompanied by a long sigh. The rise of the Ming Dynasty drove the Mongols back to their hometown. Narisong has heard this since he was a child
Growing up with these, I was full of yearning and awe for the Ming Empire in the south, but from the moment I set foot on this land, all yearning and awe dissipated. Compared with Mongolia, the Central Plains is still rich and prosperous, but the Han people are weak
They were like a flock of sheep. When he saw his horse coming, the Han people with money rat tails all fled in fear. Those who couldn't hide lay on the ground shivering, not even daring to raise their heads. This was the same as when he was in Mongolia.
What he heard was different. He once asked Harabaers about this doubt.
"The Han people have lost the bravery of their ancestors, just like a wolf has lost its fangs and claws, and can no longer lead a pack of wolves." Harabaersi replied, "Now Manchuria is the alpha wolf. We must
Follow the Manchus and share the wealth of the Han people."
The experience of invading Guizhou made Narisong convinced of Halabaersi's words. The cowardly Han army did not dare to fight with them and gave up one stronghold with difficult terrain one after another. Narisong even felt that fighting with the Han people was too much.
It's easier than hunting wolves in the grassland. How did this kind of army that could only run away stop the Mongolian warriors for more than two hundred years?
Now, Na Risong, who was standing on the wall of the fortress, no longer had such doubts. Although the Ming army outside the fort had not yet begun to attack the city, the murderous aura exuding from each military formation had already made Na Risong's legs tremble.
His fingers holding the bow turned white from nervousness, and his expert archery skills seemed to be completely useless in front of the iron armor outside the city. Narisong looked at Harabaersi for comfort, this wise, powerful man
, the brave elders and generals must have a way to lead them to defeat the enemies outside.
Harabaersi could no longer care about the petty thoughts of his own soldiers. At this moment, he barely maintained his composure and began to calculate the situation in his mind. He had been in contact with Batu in Zhenyuan. The Ming army cut off the road, and Batu discovered something unusual.
He will definitely ask Jixiha for help in the end. As long as he persists for a few days, reinforcements will arrive. "There are only five thousand Western thieves and almost no cavalry. Su He dares to go out of the city and charge for a while to kill their spirit." Halaba'er
Si asked in a deep voice.
Su He was the Jia Lazhangjing of Mongolia's Zhenghong Banner. After Jixiha took over the Zhenghong Banner, he surrendered to Jixiha early. This time, he accompanied Halabaersi as the vanguard of the front army and also monitored Halabaersi.
His face turned pale at this moment, and he suspected that Halabaer was thinking of killing someone with a borrowed knife.
"Sir, the bandits in the West are powerful. Why don't we stay safe and wait for reinforcements? This fortress is not big. We have enough troops and no shortage of food and grass. There is no need to venture out of the city." Su He declined and said, I won't go. You old boy is uneasy and kind.
I was killed by the Western Bandits, which didn't suit your wishes. Even if I wasn't killed, you could still accuse me of causing trouble because of my defeat. As for winning, Su He never thought about it.
Harabaersi had no intention of killing someone with a borrowed knife. No matter how stupid he was, he would not eliminate his dissidents at this time. Seeing that Su He was unwilling to fight, what he said made sense. Harabaersi stopped pressing and issued orders one after another.
The head continues to arrange the defense line.
Outside the city, Deng Ze saw that Qi Sansheng had not started to attack the city for a long time, and asked strangely: "Master Marquis, why don't you take advantage of the Tatars' panic and attack the city directly?"
Qi Sansheng smiled and said: "Didn't the king want to subdue this Ha Tazi and let him go to trap Xi Ha? I sneaked here in order to surround him here. At this moment, I want to give him time to defend the city in an upright and dignified manner.
The force will crush the Tatars and make them convinced." Seeing that the Mongolian Eight Banners had restored order under the restraint of Harabaersi, Qi Sansheng said with a ferocious smile: "That's almost it. Send the order to the general to fire!"
The artillerymen of the Ming army, who had been impatient for a long time, lit the fuse without saying a word. Then, without even looking at the effect of the bombardment, they immediately began to clean the gun barrel. Beside them, the gunners shouted loudly, asking the soldiers to adjust the muzzle of the gun.
Angle. Qi Sansheng did not bring any cannon that was inconvenient to carry. The only cannons that could keep up with the marching speed were small cannons. Although the fortress was just a rough wood and stone building, it was indestructible. The purpose of firing the cannon at this moment was to suppress the defenders on the wall, not
Blow open the village wall directly.
On top of the village wall, a piece of stone and iron sand swept across, and the Mengba bannermen who could not dodge fell to the ground screaming, and there was chaos for a while. Halabaersi knew that there must be more than one round of bombardment, so he lay down behind the wall and shouted angrily,
Reminding his men not to take the risk. That day, Risong screamed in fear. The bent bow he usually valued as life was thrown to the ground and ignored. This was the first time he was bombarded. The thunder and loud noise were beyond the power of human beings.
Of course, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties also had artillery, but the Mongolian Eight Banners were not allowed to equip them, and they were all concentrated in the hands of the Han Eight Banners and some Manchu Eight Banners.
Haraba'er silently counted the rounds of the cannon, one, two, three... It's almost over. Although Han Dog's cannon is powerful, the barrel will soon become hot and must be watered to cool down before it can be used again. He waited again.
After a short while, there was no sound of shelling. He looked around and saw soldiers lying on the ground. He kicked Narisong, who was still shaking, and shouted: "You're shaking your ass, you're a Han dog."
The cannon has stopped, let me see if the Han dog is cleaning the barrel?"
That day, Risong cautiously stuck out half of his head to take a look, and said in a trembling voice: "Sir, yes, the Han dog is watering..."
Harabaersi was refreshed and shouted: "The Han Dog's cannons are useless, warriors, prepare to meet the enemy!"
Outside the city, Qi Sansheng said cautiously: "This Hatazi still has some skills. It seems that these small cannons can really do nothing for him." He was not in a hurry. This battle focused on stability, and immediately ordered the bows and crossbows to be handed over.
In front of them, they continued to suppress the enemy soldiers on the wall, and then ordered hundreds of trapped soldiers, wearing two layers of armor, to prepare to board the city.
On the wall of the village, Harabaersi saw the movements of the Ming army and laughed loudly: "Warriors of the grassland, the Han dogs are going to compete with us in bows and crossbows, let them see who is the expert in archery!" Looking at the Ming army!
The crossbowman had already approached within fifty steps. He shouted loudly and shot an arrow, hitting a Ming soldier who had just drawn his bow. Meng Baqi shouted loudly, and thousands of arrows were fired. There was also a whistle from the Ming army.
, came back with a hail of arrows. Both sides went back and forth, refusing to give in to each other. The Ming army shot upwards, but the Meng Eight Banners had fewer people. For a while, they were evenly matched.
Upon seeing this, Qi Sansheng ordered the drums to be beaten, and the trapped soldiers moved forward, approaching the fortress. The Mongolian Eight Banners had to divide their forces to block the shooting, but these trapped soldiers were all wearing thick armor and iron helmets, and their bows and arrows did limited damage.
With the "human shield" to attract firepower, the Ming army archers were determined and moved forward. Arrows fell like rain, gradually suppressing the Mengba Banner on the wall until they could not raise their heads.
Halabaersi was not in a hurry. As the saying goes, "Three bows are not as good as one sword, and three swords are not as good as one spear." He had seen many battles and knew that the heavy armored infantry in a strong formation could not be shaken by bows and arrows. He immediately ordered the flag soldiers
Stop shooting out of your head, prepare rolling stones and wood, and arrange for your personal guards to lead the heavily armored flag soldiers to crouch behind the wall of the village. Wait for the Ming army to climb up the ladder and attack them head-on. When the enemy and we are mixed, bows and arrows will naturally be useless.
When Qi Sansheng saw that the Tatars no longer shot arrows, he smiled evilly, as if his plan had succeeded. He raised his hand and made a gesture to the artillery array, and the artillery commander bowed to accept the order. Without the obstruction, the soldiers in the array accelerated their pace, and bang
Bang bang, a ladder was put up on the wall of the village, and then began to vibrate violently. Halabaersi knew in his heart that the time had come. After waiting silently for a moment, he gave an order, and the crouching Mengba bannermen stood up one after another.
Rolling stones must be thrown down and ladders must be overturned.
"Boom", just as the Mongolian bannermen stood up, the Ming army's artillery array, which had been silent for a long time, sounded. Dozens of small cannons sprayed fire from their muzzles, pouring all the anger that had been brewing for a long time onto the wall. Unprepared
The Mengba Banners instantly fell to the ground like wheat under a sickle. The wounded soldiers who were hit by iron sand and gravel and whose armor was not dead for a while kept screaming. The small wall became like Shura Hell.
Harabasi stood there dumbfounded. How dare the Ming army dare? Aren't they afraid of accidentally injuring their own soldiers on the ladder? It was too late for him to think deeply. Amidst the screams, the first batch of Ming soldiers who climbed onto the city had already climbed up the wall.
While the Mengba Banner was still in chaos, they started to cut down.
"Hahaha, the Tatar wants to play tricks with me, he is still a little immature. When I started the war, you were still herding sheep on the grassland..." Outside the city, Qi Sansheng laughed loudly, extremely happy.
Just now, the trapped soldiers of the Ming army set up the ladder. Several soldiers stepped on the ladder and began to go up and down, causing the ladder to shake, which deceived Harabaer into thinking that the Ming army was about to enter the city.
"Follow me and drive them down!" Harabasi roared, but he was not afraid. He knew that if he didn't take the lead at this time, it would be better to surrender directly. He slashed a Ming army on the back with a knife, and saw "
"Stab" sparks flew out, and the Ming army staggered after being chopped down. In anger, they rushed straight towards Halaba'ersi like a tank without hesitation. Halaba'ersi was so scared, the Western thieves were so damned.
Extravagantly, all the soldiers were given two layers of armor. He did not dare to fight anymore, so he retreated and shouted: "Form up a formation, surround them, bring heavy weapons, and smash these iron lumps to death!"
After this delay, another group of Ming troops had already climbed onto the wall. Halabaersi's face changed drastically. While directing the battle, he pulled Narisong, who was following him around, and shouted: "Go and see how the situation is at the east gate.
If Su He can bear it, let him send troops to help."
Risong woke up from his dream that day and immediately headed to the east gate. The fort was not big, and it only took a few minutes to pass through it. At this moment, there were fighting everywhere on the wall of the fort, and Risong carefully avoided the fighting and walked in
I was groping forward with my stumps and broken arms, and the five flavors in my stomach were boiling, and I was about to vomit it out.
At the east gate, Su He was responsible for the defense. The battle situation here was not optimistic. Although the Ming army did not use deceptive artillery to attack the wall, they were still outnumbered. After destroying several ladders, Su successfully climbed onto the wall.
He Yin had a sullen face and was driving his men forward to fight. However, the Ming soldiers who fell into the battle were all warriors selected from the old camp, and the Meng Eight Banners were defeated step by step. Seeing Risong stumbling over that day, Su He was overjoyed and shouted:
"That day, Risong, did your Excellency send reinforcements?"
Risong shook his head blankly that day, reinforcements? Aren't I just here to ask for reinforcements? He relayed Harabaersi's words, and Su He said angrily: "I can't stand it anymore. These Western thieves can't be cut to death or penetrated. No
Reinforcements, then all of them will wait to die!"
Risong looked innocent that day, why did you lose your temper with me?
Seeing his confused look, Su He became even more angry and shouted: "Go and tell the Lord, I can't hold here for much longer. In a quarter of an hour, reinforcements will be sent, or I will break out!" Then!
Risong wanted to say something else, but Su He kicked him out and said angrily: "Go and report to me!"
That Risong got up and ran away. He was crazy. Su He must have gone crazy. Since he became a soldier of Halabasi, when did Risong suffer such injustice? It depends on the owner to beat a dog. You Su He
He is arrogant, right? Waiting to be punished. That day, the pine tree rolled and rolled and ran back to Harabaersi. The situation was completely out of control. The Ming army occupied an entire section of the wall, and they continued to climb up.
Above. Halabaersi roared angrily, looking like a madman, but still could not stop the Ming army from advancing. As soon as Risong told Su He what he said, Halabaersi gritted his teeth and said: "Let go of Ximen, let's break out! Just rush out and count.
A few!" He waved to a few of his confidants to make arrangements, and shouted: "Go to the east gate, meet Su He, and let's rush out!"
At the east gate, Su He finally waited for Halabaersi's order. He held the east gate for a moment, and Halabaersi led his troops to join them and break out together. Suhe was in high spirits, shouted for a fierce battle, and blocked the incoming swarm.
The Ming army was fighting. Su He, who had forgotten the time, suddenly heard the Ming army outside the city shouting: "Hold them, don't let them escape!" He found a gap to look, and Halabaersi didn't know when to open the east gate.
, led the army and rushed out. At this moment, the Ming army that broke into the city from the west gate had surrounded him.
"Harabaersi, I drafted the ancestors!" Su He was unwilling and furious. He was betrayed, and Harabaersi completely ignored the feelings of his fellow clan and exchanged his life for his own time to break out of the encirclement.
"Surrender! Surrender! Surrender!" The surrounding Ming army did not rush to attack and began to recruit surrender.
Su He gave a wry smile and surrendered? He was a Mongolian and had killed countless Han people since he entered the customs. What would happen if he surrendered? Besides, his relatives were all under the rule of the Qing Dynasty. If he surrendered, how could his relatives not be implicated? But
He was really not willing to die in battle like this.
"Surrender! Surrender! Surrender!" the Ming army continued to shout.
Su He looked at the remaining soldiers around him. Before the war, the three Niulu had a full strength of 900 people, and now there were only more than half of them left. He looked at everyone one by one, some had fire in their eyes, some had twinkling eyes, and some had lowered their heads.
Don't dare to look at him... He understands.
"Surrender!" Su He sighed and threw down the weapon in his hand. Harabaersi, you'd better escape. As long as I don't die, I will definitely come back to settle the score with you!