Chapter 999 Ji Zijuan’s fierce battle in Qian’an (1)

With the dark formation appearing in sight, Feng Ziying, You Shiren and others standing on the city wall couldn't help but exhale.

 Various battles and tests were carried out for several days in the early stage. During this period, the night attack and fire attack gave the Zhou side a complete victory, but it did not have much impact on the main force of the Mongolian army.

According to speculation, the total strength of the five divisions in Inner Khalkha exceeds 55,000. If the 6,000 troops of the Horqin Division are added, the actual strength of this Eastern Route Army greatly exceeds the original maximum forecast of 50,000 and reaches More than 60,000 yuan.

Even though the night fire attack caused heavy losses to the Zalut and Bayot tribes, it was only a loss of 7,000 people. The Mongolian army still maintained a strength of more than 50,000 people.

 Especially the strength of the Hongji Labu, Uqiyet Tribes and Horqin tribes has not been lost at all. Hongji Labu’s 15,000 elites are the absolute main force of this Eastern Route Army.

The Mongols will never retreat or even withdraw their troops because of a night fire attack. Feng Ziying, Hou Chengzu, Zuo Liangyu and others all judged this. Tens of thousands of troops are preparing to menstruate, and then travel thousands of miles south. How much will it cost? It goes without saying how great the impact is. If he was beaten back in despair, it would really become a big joke.

Even if it results in a **** battle, this siege battle must be fought. This is related to the morale and morale of the entire five Inner Khalkha troops. It cannot be done without fighting.

 Looking at the Mongolian army spreading from the north, Feng Ziying was not so nervous.

Zuo Liangyu had already made preparations in the North City. After the firecrackers on the low wall had experienced positioning shooting at the Mongolian cavalry filling the moat in the past few days, although the effect was mediocre due to strict control of the shooting density, But this kind of **** actual combat drills finally made these newcomers feel a bit of the cruelty of real war.

Even in such a low-intensity battle, dozens of people among the fire gun soldiers were still hit by arrows. More than 30 people were killed and nearly 100 people were injured. Such battle losses were a huge blow to the new recruits who had never seen blood. Still a baptism.

Fortunately, this gradual sharpness allowed the recruits to adapt quickly. Otherwise, hundreds or even thousands of people would be killed or injured in a war. Feng Ziying and Zuo Liangyu really had to worry about whether these new recruits would Nervous.

A huge wooden shield was erected in front of the rough wooden cart, and clustered behind the wooden shield were Mongolian soldiers holding leather shields. They were in groups of three or five, hunched over, trotting or sprinting towards the city wall. Come in droves.

Siege vehicles are similar to inclined ladders, while cloud ladders are even simpler. However, under the low walls set up in advance, both siege tools face difficulties.

 Because of the appearance of this low wall, the ladders had to be made longer, and the soldiers carrying the ladders would demand more.

The siege vehicle cannot directly reach the battlements at the top of the city wall because the low wall extends outward. This requires that the siege vehicle also needs to be equipped with a wooden plank or wooden ladder so that it can be used when it reaches the bottom of the city wall and is flush with the city wall. The soldiers rushed past.

Zhuoli Ketuhunbatulu and Zaisai had already studied it in the early stage, and finally decided to equip the extended ladder and siege vehicle with a wooden ladder to solve this problem, which meant that the attack efficiency would be reduced and the time would be shortened. If it is longer, the danger it will face will be greater, but there is no choice but to rely on the absolute superiority of troops to overwhelm the opponent.

"Zaisai, this is the first round of attack. I asked Balihan and Sogto to lead the charge respectively. I hope they will not let me down and not embarrass the Uziyet Department." Zhuolik Tuhunba Turu stared ahead with intense eyes.

"Uncle, I'm afraid we have to be prepared to pay a lot of losses." Zaisai was more conservative and cautious than Zhuoliketuhunbatulu, which surprised Zhuoliketuhunbatulu.

 “Oh?” Zoliktuhunbatulu looked at Zaisai.

"Uncle, I always feel that this time it is not that simple. Although the Zarut people are careless, this fire attack in a way that we have never seen before always feels that there is something strange in it. It does not look like an ordinary routine. I heard that this The Tongzhi of Yongping Prefecture is the son of Feng Tang, the governor of Jiliao. He is well-known in the capital city. He also participated in pacifying the Ningxia Rebellion in the Great Zhou Dynasty. He has dealt with Bu Shitu, a Tumot man. He is not an ordinary person. ah."

Zaisai’s words made Zoliktuhunbatulu’s heart sink, “Zaisai, where did you know these things?”

Zaisai pondered for a moment, "It was the news from Ye Hebu. My father-in-law gave me a message at the beginning, asking me not to get involved in Lin Dan Batur's southern expedition, but I didn't do it at the time. I care, but now after experiencing the battle last night, I feel that something is wrong. Although Ji Zhenjun does not seem to have put its main force here, this guy who is said to be named Xiao Feng Xiuzuan is full of wits and extraordinary skills. That’s why I said we should probably be prepared to suffer larger losses.”

Zhuoli Ketuhunbatulu's heart trembled. He should have known better than to take the lead in front of others, but the Uziyet tribe is the nominal head of the five inner Khalkha tribes. If he is not willing to take the lead, what will happen to him? There is no way to fight once.

"But uncle, although this Xiao Feng Xiu Zhuan has extraordinary skills, after all, he only has a few thousand soldiers. We will kill him with manpower. We must defeat Qian'an City. As long as Qian'an is captured , the city's population of 70,000 to 80,000 plus the goods inside can be considered to make up for our losses." Zaisai added: "Your Uziyet tribe will offer it, and my Hongjila tribe will not flinch. This is the only thing we can do now."

Zhuoli Ketu Hongbatulu nodded heavily, "Well said, at this time, we have no choice. Even if we risk the lives of thousands of people, we have to fight this time! Balihan, Suo Geto, are you ready? Come on when you're ready!"

As Zhuoli Kethunbatulu personally approached to beat the drum to cheer, the soldiers of the entire Uziyet tribe began to become restless.

Especially in Zhuoliketu, Hongbatulu personally encouraged him and said that as long as he captured the city of Qian'an, he would not take a penny of the gold and silk for the children in the city, and all the money would be shared among the soldiers. The first person to climb the city would be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold and ten horses. , three swords, and five women. If they die in battle, the clan will be responsible for raising their children until they reach the age of sixteen.

With such encouragement, the soldiers of the entire Uziyet tribe immediately screamed. After completing the formation, thousands of soldiers, pushing wooden shield carts and carrying leather shields, rushed toward the city wall.

Thousands of people formed a dense wall of people about a kilometer long and squeezed towards the north gate of Qian'an. The wooden shields protected the frontline soldiers very well, making it difficult for fire cannons to really pose a threat to them.

Zuo Liangyu held the sword in his hand, his eyes were shining, and he waved his hand suddenly.

With several returning artillery pieces showing off their power again, dozens of clay pots once again exploded in front of the North Gate camp, and then fireballs fell to the ground, suddenly bursting into flames.

But this time the Mongols have obviously learned their lesson. Although they don’t know what the fierce fire oil fired by the Zhou army is made of, they can guess with a little guessing that it should be an flammable oil similar to tung oil. , so there were dozens of soldiers carrying earth bags among the soldiers.

As soon as the pottery jar hit the ground and exploded, the soldiers carrying earth bags rushed forward and quickly covered it with soil, so that the fire bombs that followed would no longer be able to have a miraculous effect.

Feng Ziying, who was standing on the city wall, couldn't help but sigh. He also knew that it was unrealistic to try to use this kind of thing to achieve success again and again. The Mongolians were not stupid, as long as they made some adjustments. This strategy can quickly reduce this hazard to the lowest point.

Seeing that the fierce fire oil was difficult to exert its effect, Zuo Liangyu didn't care. They had all expected this. At this time, the Folan cannons on the top of the city also adjusted their firing range and angle and began the first wave of strikes. .

 With bursts of roaring, the fuse was lit, roaring, and smoke flowing out. Groups of soldiers quickly wiped and cleaned the hot barrels, and then loaded the medicine bags and shells...

Amid the thunderous roar, the projectiles flying down relied on their huge inertial kinetic energy to wreak **** alleys among the crowd unscrupulously.

Although the mud greatly reduces the kinetic energy of the projectiles, it is still not something that the human body can withstand. It can be said that you will die if you touch it, or if you rub it, your limbs will be broken, and your blood and flesh will become mud. The battlefield ground will be instantly destroyed. It turned into an extremely **** Shura field.

And the incomparably sad howls and cries came one after another, mixed with the sound of cannons that were still firing, and the roaring charges, forming an extremely tragic and tragic sonata.

Zolike Tuhunbatulu's face couldn't help but twitch, and he couldn't help but put his hand on his forehead.

Although you have known for a long time that this battle will not be easy, but when you really face this kind of **** and brutal scene unfolding before your eyes, watching the usually strong and brave sons and daughters being destroyed and ravaged as easily as they are chopping melons and vegetables, you become The feeling of turning into mutilated corpses, even though he had fought countless battles before, still made him feel dizzy and unbearable.

He saw the majestic and blurry figure of Sokoto, constantly shouting at the soldiers to rush forward, pushing the wooden shield and approaching the city wall, but a projectile rushed down, instantly shattering the strong wooden shield, and took him away. The lives of more than a dozen soldiers hiding behind them were threatened, while another group of soldiers immediately raised their shields again without stopping.

He saw Balihan commanding the cavalry to pass in a graceful arc along the city wall. The men drew their bows and fired arrows like rain.

Hiding in the low wall, the Zhou soldiers on the high wall screamed and had nowhere to hide.

At the same time, fire and cannons roared under the wall, and the smoke was like leaves struggling in the violent wind and rain. The cavalry led by Balihan passed by and fell one after another.

 (End of this chapter)