Tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry under Lin Dan Khan set up a formation, preparing to capture Miyun in one fell swoop. When the Ming army in the city saw this formation, many people couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
"Allah!"
Tens of thousands of Mongolians shouted in unison, and the momentum was overwhelming. During the charge, they fired bows and arrows at the Ming army in the city, and thousands of arrows were fired.
But Zhou Xingwu did not immediately order the firing, he was still waiting.
"General, the Tartar cavalry is about to charge over!"
Zhou Xingwu was confident, but other generals did not have such a good attitude.
Because he knew that the Mongols had no siege equipment and only had cavalry, so it would be extremely difficult to break the city unless they abandoned the city themselves or someone opened the city gate for them.
The reason why Zhou Xingwu did not order the artillery fire was because the Mongolian cavalry were very scattered. They came in waves and it was difficult for the artillery to concentrate their bombardment.
Lin Danhan also gained wisdom over time. Not only him, but all the Mongolians were afraid of the Ming army's artillery. After fighting for so many years, they used their lives to prove the power of the Ming army's artillery time and time again.
Asotai was overjoyed when he saw that the Ming army on the city did not resist at all. It must be the Mongolian warriors who had frightened them. He hurriedly ordered the first batch of Mongolian cavalry to rush to the city to prepare to climb the city.
"General, the Tartars are coming to the city!"
Seeing that the Mongolian cavalry had begun to gather under the city, Zhou Xingwu decisively ordered:
"Throw out tens of thousands of enemies!"
The Ming army on the city quickly moved out ten thousand enemies, and in groups of several, they began to throw them down from the top of the city.
Ten thousand enemies is a good thing. It can be said to be an artifact for city defense, but it also has shortcomings. It is too heavy and requires several people to drop it.
Thousands of enemies were thrown down from the city one by one, making the Mongolians gathered in a pile below cry for their fathers and mothers, and the Mongols only had hooks to hang them properly.
"Ready, let go!"
The Ming army's artillery began to roar. Hongyi artillery and general artillery aimed at the Mongols in the distance and bombarded them indiscriminately. Other light Folan cannons and small artillery were mounted on the top of the city by the Ming army and aimed at the Mongols below the city.
People let go.
Although the operation caught the Mongols off guard, they had no intention of retreating. They scrambled to start climbing up along the hook rope.
Upon seeing this, Zhou Xingwu immediately ordered thousands of kerosene to be poured on them, and then their ropes were burned.
This kind of hook is specially used to attack cities. Its front end is entirely made of iron. There are many iron thorns on the hook, which can only be burned with fire.
"Quickly, pour down all the kerosene!"
Zhou Xingwu's army gave an order, and the Ming army immediately began to pour kerosene on the bottom with large spoons, and then threw down the hay and branches that had been prepared. These hay and branches were also soaked in kerosene.
"Torches ready!"
This trick was told by Zhu Youxiao to Zhou Xingwu. After the enemy troops crowded into the city, they would pour the kerosene out, then throw down the torches, quickly ignite the battlefield, and roast a whole lamb!
But you cannot fall down directly. You must keep some distance, otherwise the fire will spread to the top of the city.
For insurance, Zhou Xingwu dug a deep ditch next to the city wall and filled it with water, which was equivalent to isolation.
Asotai was poured a spoonful of kerosene on his body by the Ming army. As soon as he smelled it with his nose, he knew it was kerosene, but before he could run away, the Ming army's torches were all thrown down.
As soon as the kerosene hay branches touched the flames, they burned quickly. Many Mongolians had more or less kerosene on their bodies, and the fire spread in an instant.
In that short moment, Miyun City turned into a sea of fire, and many Mongolians also turned into burning people.
Livestock are most afraid of fire. When the war horses they were sitting on saw the raging fire, they began to become manic and ran around on the battlefield. They could not control it at all, and the situation was seriously out of control.
The Mongolians in the distance did not dare to rush forward when they saw a sea of fire in front of them.
"Great Khan, give the order to retreat quickly, the warriors will be burned alive!"
But Lin Danhan was unwilling to give in. He was only one city wall away from victory. If he retreated, wouldn't all his previous efforts be in vain? Wouldn't the military morale and morale that he had finally built up collapse in one fell swoop?
He knew what those leaders thought. They could temporarily stand with him for the sake of profit, but as long as they paid a big price, they could immediately turn against him.
"We can't retreat. The Ming army's tricks have been exhausted. Tell the warriors that the city can only be broken in an instant. Anyone who dares to take a step back will use his military power. The emperor of the Ming Dynasty is in the city. As long as he can be captured alive, he will die."
What does it mean to be an individual!”
"The Ming army wants to defend to the death. You quickly lead people to attack other places. Whoever breaks the city first, after this battle, I will compensate him with two thousand households!"
When several leaders saw Lin Danhan, they were really prepared to fight to the death. They did not dare to openly disobey him, and they also knew that they should attack it in one go now.
Although the attack is temporarily blocked, how many people are there in the Ming army? How many people do they have? Attack from all sides, let’s see how they can defend!
Lin Danhan didn't want to play the trick of surrounding three enemies. With more than 60,000 Mongolian cavalry coming together, he didn't believe that he could not capture this small city.
"Humph, let's see how long you can hold on!"
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"Taitai, all the roads to Shenyang have been blocked by Jiannu. We have lost contact with Shenyang!"
"Well, I know!"
Xiong Tingbi has already thought of this. If he uses troops, he will do the same, severing the connection between the two cities and forcing you to go out for rescue!
The old slave also knew that Shenyang couldn't attack by force now, so he still did the same thing, surrounding the point and calling for reinforcements. Unfortunately, he used this move on the wrong person. His opponent was Xiong Tingbi!
Xiong Tingbi was very confident. An important town like Shenyang could not be captured by Jiannu in just three or five days.
"Tai Tai, let's send troops to rescue. This time the old slaves come out in force and it is impossible to capture just one Fengji Fort. Although Shenyang is impregnable, there is no guarantee that there will be no losses!"
Li Huaixin said this for the sake of Xiong Tingbi. Once Shenyang really made a mistake, the first person the court and His Majesty would want to accuse was Xiong Tingbi, who was the manager of Liaodong, and he was the kind that no one could protect.
How could Xiong Tingbi not know this? It’s just that the total number of troops in Liaoyang was only more than 80,000. If he sent too many, he would worry that Liaoyang would be besieged again. If he sent too few, how could he defeat Jiannu in a field battle?
Moreover, the soldiers and horses in Liaoyang were not as good as those in Shenyang. Before he had time to organize and clean up, there were many Mongols and Jurchens in the army. Once he left the city, they might not make trouble and cause trouble.
Moreover, after the last victory at Hupiyi, some generals in Liaoyang were eager to fight. In the past, they thought that the slave soldiers were invincible, but Xiong Tingbi has proved with facts that they can win.
Among them are the lower-level generals headed by Zu Dashou and others. They have just been promoted and are naturally eager to make meritorious deeds. Now they are all looking at Xiong Tingbi eagerly.