Early the next morning, Lin Dan Khan gathered all the Mongolian cavalry, a total of nearly 60,000 people, and built a large number of simple ladders overnight. He would launch the most violent attack and break the city in one fell swoop.
When the army was ready, Lin Dan Khan immediately ordered an attack on the city. The horn of the Mongolian army's attack sounded, and they launched an attack on Miyuncheng from all directions and corners.
Zhou Xingwu, the Ming army garrison in the city, also ordered the defenders to counterattack, while Chen Qiyu, the minister of official affairs, mobilized the people in the city to make arrangements. Tens of thousands of people in Miyun City all participated.
Chen Qiyu organized more than 3,000 young and strong workers, distributed weapons to them, and went to the top of the city to cooperate with the Ming army in defending the city.
"The dead will receive fifty taels of settlement allowance, those who have accomplished military exploits and killed the Tartars will be rewarded with twenty taels of silver, and everyone who participated in the battle to defend the city will receive ten taels of silver!"
"Once the Tartars break the city, the whole city will become a hell on earth, and the men will be slaves and the women will be prostitutes. So you can't just sit back and wait for death. Pick up the weapons in your hands and go to the city to kill the prisoners!"
It is said that there must be a brave man under a heavy reward. Although ten taels of silver are not much, in the eyes of these people who have never even seen a silver ingot, it is already a lot, and they usually dare not think about it.
Especially for these hard workers living at the bottom, this is an opportunity that can change their destiny and make a comeback.
Chen Qiyu asked someone to bring out more than a dozen boxes of silver on the spot, at least 70,000 to 80,000 taels. This batch of silver was originally Xuan Dajun's silver, but at this time of crisis, how could he manage so much? Let's defend the city first.
Seeing the official, the master directly carried out the silver. All these workers signed up enthusiastically. Chen Qiyu ordered his civil servants to immediately issue silver-haired weapons. These workers held the silver in one hand and the weapon in the other, with a look of immediate satisfaction on their faces.
expression.
"Shaozhong Zai, the defense in the north of the city is weak and there are not enough firearms and crossbows. Please Shaozhong Zai to provide support quickly!"
When Chen Qiyu heard this, he stopped talking and immediately began to arrange defense. He also used the sergeants of the Yulin Army as generals to lead these young and strong laborers.
On the top of the city, Zhou Xingwu saw more and more Mongolians approaching the city wall, and he also took out the weapon that had been hidden for many days.
"Quickly, change your load of shotguns and aim at the crowded places below!"
"Get ready in a swarm and light the fire!"
The Ming army defending the city immediately lifted up the swarm of bees that had been prepared, set it up on the city head, and lit the main powder line. After more than ten seconds, arrows tied with powder tubes were shot out. This kind of weapon is very effective for Pipi.
For the Mongolians with armor and tattered iron armor, they are simply ancestors.
Although Zhu Youxiao did not leave Zhou Xingwu with new artillery and Liuguang Shenji Arrows, he left all the old firearms from the original Shenji Battalion to him. These were all selected and tested from the warehouse, and they were still useful for defeating the Mongols.
No problem.
Lin Danhan watched his men fall one by one, his hands trembling slightly, but he did not order a retreat like before, but instead ordered to continue charging. Today he had to break the city.
"Whoever dares to take a step back will not be spared by this Khan. He tells the leaders of the ministries that if they want to get rich, they have to work hard. If we can't take this city today, then we are doomed!"
This can be said to be the toughest battle that Lindan Batur has fought since he became the Great Khan. Although he has fought with Jianzhou several times before, they were only small fights, and the two sides combined were only seven or eight.
Thousands of people, he has always implemented one idea, which is to preserve his strength.
That's why he took the initiative to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty and became an ally. He just wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. When the Ming Dynasty and Jianzhou were both defeated, he could come out and take advantage. Unfortunately, the current Zhu Youxiao came from time travel. He
How could Zhu Youxiao not know about this little thought?
In Zhu Youxiao's eyes, Mongolia was much more difficult to defeat than Jianzhou, because one was a nomad and the other was a hunter and fishermen, two completely different races. The Mongols could escape on horseback if they could not defeat them, while the Jianzhou slaves had nowhere to run.
"The Great Khan has an order. After the city is breached, the swordsman will stand for two days and no chickens or dogs will be left behind. The first to climb the city will be promoted to the head of a thousand households and receive countless rewards!"
This is a common method used by the Mongols. It has been used since Temujin. After the city is broken, everyone is allowed to loot for a few days. How much you loot is yours. This is to stimulate their fighting spirit and courage. This was also the Mongol Empire back then.
An important reason for invincibility.
Seeing that the Mongols were advancing instead of retreating, Zhou Xingwu knew that the Mongols were going to fight tooth and nail, but why didn't he want to fight hard?
He also knew that he only needed to persist for a few days, and then the two armies of Wang Zaijin and Yang Sichang could form a counter-encirclement, and then the Mongols could be surrounded and annihilated.
Miyun City was filled with smoke and the sound of cannons was heard constantly. Wave after wave of Mongolian cavalry charged towards the small town.
Chen Da, who arrived at Miyun from the capital overnight, was frightened when he saw the battle. He quickly prepared to hit his horse and run away, but another man grabbed his reins.
"What do you want to do?"
Chen Da said in a panic:
"You didn't see that there was a war ahead. Are you going to seek death now? When they finish fighting, we will go to see the Mongol Khan."
"What nonsense are you talking about? If you dare to run away, I will chop you down right now!"
The person who came with Chen Da was a servant of He Shijin's livestock. He knew that Chen Da was a man who was greedy for life and afraid of death, and regarded wealth as life. In order to ensure that he could deceive the emperor, he sent his confidants here.
Although Chen Da was afraid of death, he did not believe that he dared to actually chop himself. The two began to quarrel here, but they were soon discovered by the Mongolian cavalry responsible for patrolling.
When Chen Da saw several Mongolians coming toward them with sabers in hand, he quickly dismounted and shouted:
"Don't kill me, don't kill me, I have something big to tell you, Khan!"
Chen Da felt miserable. After helping the master handle a big thing last time, he was living a comfortable life now. With women and money, his life was very happy.
He has greeted this servant ten thousand times in his heart now. If she hadn't stopped him, I would have run away long ago. Why is his life in danger now?
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This servant naturally looked down on people like Chen Da.
One of the Mongolians recognized Chen Da, and he immediately took Chen Da to see Lin Dan Khan.
"Great Khan, the Han from last time is here again, saying something big is going on!"
"Oh, bring him here quickly!"
When Chen Da saw Lin Danhan poofing, he knelt on the ground and said with a smile:
"Hello, sweat, the villain is here again!"
Lin Danhan looked at Chen Da, hoping that he could bring good news this time.
"What happened this time?"
"Back to the Great Khan, my master said that the imperial court has dispatched hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to come to Miyun to rescue him, but there are only a few thousand Ming troops in the city. He said that the Great Khan should seize the time and break the city quickly!"
Although Lin Danhan had guessed that the Ming army would have reinforcements, he did not expect there to be so many. He frowned and asked:
"Where are these soldiers and horses?"
"My master just said that there are border troops and guard troops, but I don't know where they are!"
"My master has another plan to help the Great Khan break the city!"
Lin Danhan immediately replied:
"Say it quickly!"
"My master asked you to send some people disguised as Ming troops, then follow us into the city, lie that reinforcements have arrived, and then ask them to break out and open the city gates!"
"Then what if they don't break out?"
Chen Da was silent now. Seeing this, the servant quickly answered:
"If we don't break out, then we will cooperate inside and outside. We will create chaos in the city, and you will take the opportunity to attack the city!"
Tuolihai who was next to him said quickly:
"Khan, I think this method is feasible. The warriors have been attacking for more than half an hour. They must be exhausted and cannot break the city for a while. Why not let him try it!"
"Okay, let's do this. Send an order to the leaders of each department to temporarily withdraw from the army and rest!"
"You go and select fifty capable warriors and follow them into the city. If the Ming army does not break through after entering the city, then let them not act rashly. If we cannot break the city today, let them launch a surprise attack at midnight tonight."
, seize the east gate of the city, and then I will personally lead the troops into the city!"
Tuo Clihai handed over his hand and asked again:
"Great Khan, aren't fifty people too few?"
"No, fifty people is just right. If there are too many, it will make them suspicious, and they may never come back!"
"My slave knows, let's make arrangements now!"
Lin Danhan looked at Chen Da again. He was worried whether this person would reveal his flaws. After all, this matter was too critical, and he was just a domestic servant who had never seen the world.
"What would you say if you met your emperor?"
Chen Da blinked his eyes. He really hadn't thought about this. He said nervously:
"this………!"
"Don't worry, he doesn't have to go. Just ask your people to follow me then!"
Lin Danhan turned to look at the servant and found that his expression was extremely calm, unlike Chen Da who hesitated every word.
"Who are you?"
"There is no need to ask, Khan, as long as the Khan knows that we are here to help you, our goals are the same!"
When Lin Danhan saw that he was so disrespectful, he was about to get angry on the spot. What was going on? Yesterday, Bayar openly confronted him and he temporarily tolerated it. After all, he had nothing to do with him.
But now a lowly Han servant dares to slander him. Look at him, he will live to the end!
But when the words came to his lips, he held back. This method of killing him would not work. We had to focus on the overall situation. The first target at the moment was Emperor Ming. Let's store his head for a few days.
With Lin Dan Khan's military order, the Mongols quickly retreated like a tide, while the flag-bearing soldiers of the Ming Army shouted from the top of the city:
"The Tartars retreat, the Tartars retreat!"
As soon as the Tartars retreated, another group of cavalry came towards us from outside the city. The Ming soldiers who were watching quickly shouted:
"General, look, there seems to be our cavalry outside the city, and the Tartars are chasing us!"
Zhou Xingwu picked up the telescope and saw that it was indeed the case. Without thinking too much, he immediately ordered the crossbows to cover, and the artillery was aimed and ready to fire.
The Mongols who were chasing outside the city saw arrows raining down on the city, and quickly retreated under the command of the commander, and this group of "Ming Army" cavalry also galloped to the bottom of the city.
This was naturally a play performed by Lin Dan Khan for the Ming army in the city to confuse the Ming army.
A man wearing Qian Zong's military uniform shouted from the city:
"Quickly attack the city. We are the Datong frontier army under the command of the king's auxiliary minister. We have been ordered to report the news and report to your majesty as soon as possible!"
Zhou Xingwu observed it carefully. He only knew that it was the cloth armor of the frontier army, but he didn't know whether it was from Datong, because he had never seen the frontier army.
These Mongolian armors were purchased and snatched from Shanxi merchants, but even Lin Dan Khan could not get fifty pairs of armors together.
In order to appear more realistic, Lin Danhan deliberately removed a lot of things from their armor, so that they could not only distinguish the armor of the Ming army, but also create the illusion that they were killed and discarded their armor.
Zhou Xingwu originally believed it, because he calculated that Wang Zaijin's troops should arrive in these two days, but his report to His Majesty showed flaws.
"Put down the hanging basket and pull them up!"
"Go and ask Shaozhongzai to wait at the government office and ask him to bring more troops!"
Zhou Xingwu had already begun to suspect that this was a trick by the Mongols, and he wanted to see what was behind it.
He ordered to his guards:
"They act suspiciously. They are probably Mongolians. You will find a chance to test them later!"
Then he said to the guerrilla general Wang Meng:
"Brothers, please be alert and watch my gestures later!"
As soon as they reached the top of the city, the servant hurriedly said:
"Where is Your Majesty? Take us to see Your Majesty quickly. I have a secret message from an assistant minister to report to Your Majesty!"
Zhou Xingwu said with a smile:
"Your Majesty is staying in the palace in the city. I will send someone to inform you first. You can follow me first!"
When going down to the city, Zhou Xingwu deliberately walked side by side and chatted with his servants. After distracting his attention, Zhou Xingwu's bodyguard acted according to the opportunity and suddenly asked the people behind him:
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These Mongolians were hesitating and speechless. They just pointed in one direction with their hands and it took them a long time to utter two words incoherently.
"Outside the city!"
As soon as he heard that the dialect didn't sound like dialect and the Mandarin didn't sound like Mandarin, the guard knew better. He patted his shoulder and stepped forward quickly, inadvertently touching Zhou Xingwu with the handle of his knife.
Zhou Xingwu remained calm and said loudly:
"The government office is not far away!"
After that, he continued to lead them forward.
Wang Meng led more than a hundred people to follow him in the next street, and Zhou Xingwu's personal guards quickly joined them.
"It's the Mongols, let's go to the government office to ambush them first!"
When they arrived at the government office, Zhou Xingwu claimed to go inside first to inform His Majesty and ask them to wait here. They didn't think anything of it at first, but after waiting for too long, they felt more and more something was wrong.
A group of Ming troops armed with muskets quickly rushed out of the government office. Behind them, Wang Meng and his sergeants also blocked their retreat, forming an encirclement.
"What are you doing? Do you want to have internal strife?"
The servant said in a panic.
But Zhou Xingwu ignored him at all and directly ordered the firecrackers to fire. At this close range, dozens of firecrackers could hit them even with their eyes closed. After a row of shots, most of the Mongolians fell on the spot.
Zhou Xingwu shouted loudly at this time:
"Put down your weapons, take off your armor, and I will spare your life!"
These Mongolians glanced at each other and immediately threw their weapons far away.
The servant was obviously unwilling to do anything, but he couldn't do anything. These people had given up resistance. He had no choice but to surrender together.