"Kublai Khan's move is cruel and sinister enough." I thought for a moment and said, "It's already getting late and there is no possibility of a large-scale battle. I ordered all the troops to build a defense line on the spot, take turns to eat and rest, and all the scouts were
Enter the sentry post. If you are attacked, use throwing bombs to greet you first. In addition, keep the city gate open overnight.
After the roads were cleared, one brigade of imperial guards, two armies of sword and shield bearers, and four thousand of my personal guards were left in the city. The rest of the troops rested outside the city gate to prevent our army from being too concentrated and being stoned by the Yuan army.
We will not be attacked by planes or arrows. After the passage is cleared, ten artillery pieces will be transported into the city first."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Lu Wenhuan and three other people replied in unison.
"General Lu Wenxin."
"The end will be here."
"The officers of the Black Carbon Regiment are well-trained and are the most elite cold-weapon warriors of our army. They will take on the important duty of keeping watch tonight. There must be no mistakes."
"Yes, Your Majesty, the general will take your orders."
"Gongsun Xiaochen, go and call Meng Tianxiang, Duan Donglou, Wen Zhang, and Li Long."
After a while, Wen Zhang and three others came to the bunker where I was.
"Generals, do you still remember what I told you about the special forces?"
"Go back to the emperor, remember."
"Okay, night has fallen, which is a good time to take advantage of the flexibility of the special forces. I want you to go to the depths of Dadu to understand the enemy's situation, for example, the distribution of large weapons of the Yuan army, how many civilians in the city have enemy troops hidden in their houses, etc.
.However, you must not be exposed at will, let alone fight with the Yuan army. I know that all of you are powerful.
You are highly skilled and can move in and out freely even among thousands of troops. However, you are not familiar with the terrain of most of the capital. In addition, there are also A Shu, Boyan and other good players in the Yuan army, as well as Yin Tianya's level.
Peerless masters, if the Yuan army is heavily fortified and has no chance, they will retreat quickly. They would rather return without success than try their best to show off, do you understand?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will finally understand."
"In short, you can only act when you preserve yourself. General Duan, you are good at night walking. You can teach this skill to Tianxiang and Wenzhang."
Duan Donglou, who was a knight-errant, smiled slightly and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."
I nodded and said: "It's still early. Around three o'clock in the morning is when human beings are most sleepy. At that time, you can take advantage of the night."
"Yes, I will obey the order." The three of them said excitedly.
"Okay." I smiled and said, "Let's go down."
The three of them were about to leave, but they heard Zhang Quanyi, Tian Xiuyan and Hu Yande say in unison: "Your Majesty, the last general is also leaving."
"Huh?" I said in a daze, "Okay, the three of you will go too. Don't mess around. Each of you should bring some enhanced version of the throwing bombs, just in case. East Tower, you can find a way to find the bombs in the capital city."
Shopkeeper He, the person in charge of Longya, ask him about the situation."
The six of them said together: "Yes, Your Majesty."
Gongsun Xiaochen hesitated for a moment, knowing that his martial arts was still far behind those of these six people, so he finally kept silent. Fang Ling beside me was also eager to try, but Fang Ling knew that he had a special status.
There were no words either.
After a while, Li Long came inside and said, "See your Majesty."
"Pingsheng, General Li, no courtesy is required during the war."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Long stood up and said.
"General Li, snipers played a big role in the street fighting in Mingzhou. They killed many middle and lower-level generals in the Yuan army. At the same time, they also saved our soldiers at critical moments. Compared with the street fighting in Mingzhou, most of the street fighting in Mingzhou
The Battle of Mingzhou is more brutal, more intense, and will last longer. Therefore, each sniper team must work hard to find and seize powerful positions and continue the good results in the Battle of Mingzhou."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Generals, let's discuss how to deal with the people in the city."
Yin Yinglei first said: "This matter is quite difficult. Most of the people in the city should be Han Chinese. Our army can only do its best to protect them within its capabilities."
Lu Wenhuan and Zhao Huai also agreed with Yin Yinglei's view. After discussing with everyone for a long time, we still couldn't find a way to get the best of both worlds.
Finally, I said: "There is still a lot of time before dawn, everyone should be thinking about it."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After repeated requests from the generals, I came outside the city gate. Like all the soldiers, I rested against the wall. Yuan Ji and Fang Ling were beside me, and two hundred personal guards tightly guarded me.
Protect it, I don't have to think about safety issues.
I was in a daze, and I didn't know how long I had slept, when I heard a cry. I opened my eyes suddenly, and listened carefully. It was the cry of soldiers, which was also mixed with the sound of the impact of huge rocks.
"Your Majesty, this is the Yuan Army's trebuchet." Yuan Ji said immediately when he saw me waking up.
In the night, the Yuan army's trebuchet was not accurate, but because the locking range was not large, the stone fell only within fifty meters to the left and right of the south gate of Dadu, which was considered a high hit rate. Fortunately, the Song army
There were only a small number of people, and they were all in bunkers. In addition, unlike artillery, the trebuchets would not explode after landing. Although it had a great impact on the defense line constructed by the Song Army, the soldiers were rarely injured.
I took out my pocket watch and looked at it. It was about one o'clock in the morning. The error of this pocket watch is much larger than that of later generations of clocks, and there is no accurate timing equipment, so I can only know roughly.
"Has the artillery been brought into the city?"
Gongsun Xiaochen said: "I haven't returned to the emperor yet. The passage into the city will not be cleared for a while."
"Xiao Chen, tell the soldiers in the city to take cover. In the middle of the night, the Yuan army will only use long-range weapons."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After being awakened by the Yuan Army's trebuchets, I also lost my sleep. Inadvertently, I took out the golden pistol and fiddled with it while meditating. The Yuan Army's trebuchets continued intermittently and never stopped.
Half an hour later, when I saw that the passage had been cleared, I ordered ten artillery pieces to be dragged into the city.
"General Wanyan, General Crete, can you determine the location of the Yuan army's trebuchet?"
The two understood what I meant and looked at each other. Wanyan Tianlei said: "It's generally okay."
"Okay, when the Yuan army's trebuchets are firing, set up artillery and fight back. But the firing frequency does not need to be too high. Just stop it from firing."
"The general will obey the decree."
Not long after, when the Yuan army's trebuchets fired again, our army's artillery also immediately fired back. The sound of the artillery covered up the sound of the impact of the stones, which immediately shocked the Song army soldiers in the city.
After two rounds, the Yuan army's trebuchets stopped shooting. After that, no more stones were thrown. I don't know whether it was destroyed by the artillery or because they didn't dare to shoot at them.
When the sky was slightly brighter, Tian Xiuyan and the other five people returned to me one after another. Judging from what the five people found out, the Yuan army's defenses within ten miles from the south gate to the palace were all built with the original people in mind.
The folk houses are built as strongholds, among which
All the people, including officials, are not allowed to leave at will. Kublai Khan's intention is very obvious. The people and even officials in the city must live and die with the city. As for the deployment of long-range weapons of the Yuan army, it is roughly thirty meters every fifty meters.
Door trebuchet.
"Only General Duan is left." I said worriedly.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Wen Zhang consoled him, "The night walking skills taught by General Duan are indeed exquisite. Even General Mo and others can return safely, let alone General Duan?"
As soon as I finished speaking, Duan Donglou appeared in front of me: "Meet the Emperor."
"Excuse me, East Building, how is the situation?"
"Fortunately, I have lived up to my mission." Duan Donglou took out a map from his arms and said, "Your Majesty, this is the map of Dadu drawn by Shopkeeper He himself."
"Really?" I hurriedly opened it and saw.
"Your Majesty, there is a small temple four miles away from the Royal Palace of the Yuan Dynasty, called Baoen Temple. It is said that it was built by the prince Namuhan for his mother before he went to the northwest. A few months ago, the Queen of the Yuan Dynasty returned to Shangdu to visit her relatives, and this place has always been there.
It’s empty.” Duan Donglou pointed to Baoen Temple on the map and said, “Although this temple is very
It is small, but it is the tallest building south of the palace. The walls on all sides are very tall, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. The general thought that he could lead a death squad of about 200 people to sneak into it tomorrow night and defend the stronghold.
, use it as Xiangyang to attract the Yuan army, and our army can attack from the outside."
"Surrounding or counter-surrounding?" I asked, "East Tower, there is a distance of six miles from here to Bao'en Temple. Is it possible that hundreds of death squads would sneak into the temple without being discovered by the Yuan army?"
"Your Majesty, Shopkeeper He said that when this metropolis was being built, a complete underground drainage system was built. Shopkeeper He's father was an old craftsman and participated in the construction of a section of it. This section happened to be from the south gate to Baoen Temple.
Nearby. Therefore, you can go directly to the back of Baoen Temple from the underground in the south of the city.
About fifty steps away, the death squads were about to enter the temple. The only risk was in these fifty steps. After coming out of Shopkeeper He's shop in the north of the palace, Mo Jun checked on the way. This section of the road was quite remote. It seemed to be a big business.
The back wall of the house is where two hundred people can pass by, so it shouldn't be a problem."
"Although this method is risky, it is also very effective, but..." Duan Donglou said it easily, but I think it is not that simple.
"Your Majesty, as long as you bring more throwing bombs, I think we can still defend for a while."
Wen Zhang said: "Your Majesty, General Duan's method is feasible. General Duan is willing to lead two companies of musketeers to sneak into it."
"General Wen, as a division commander, you need to command the first division to fight. How can you easily leave the main battlefield?" Duan Donglou smiled and said, "You only need to allocate me a company of musketeers, plus Cong Xingfu
Just select a hundred men with strong martial arts skills from the army."
"You should make this preparation first and wait until today's battle is over before deciding."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Inside the city, Lu Wenhuan's temporary command post.
Yin responded to Lei's general discussion and said in a low voice: "General Lu, General Zhao, the emperor is kind and it will be difficult to make a decision. According to Yin's opinion, there is no need to ask the emperor for instructions on this matter. When our army launches an attack today, it will be left to Yin."