After estimating the difficulties and comforting them, Kurban nodded confidently and said, "Don't worry, Prime Minister, our 50,000 infantry will not disappoint you." ”

On the third day of August in 1455, the battle for the defense of the city officially began.

On this morning, the sun slowly rose and the sky was clear. The horn sounded officially, and the sound of drums of soldiers stepping on the ground was heard from the four outer cities of Shicheng. This voice alarmed the people of more than 50 people in the city, and even made the 20,000 reserve soldiers guarding the tower excited and nervous.

20,000 reserve soldiers, divided into four cities, with 5,000 people above each city, this is the first batch of warriors in the logistics division to sign up to participate in the battle.

The news of the establishment of the New Second Army had already spread in the city. This will be a great opportunity for reservists to officially step into the ranks of iron warriors. The same soldiers, the treatment of the regular army and the reserve is indeed very different, which has caused many people to be dissatisfied.

It's a pity that Tian Khan took the route of elite soldiers, which everyone knows. It is a sad thing that even if you have the ability to do something, you lack a platform for expression. Now, when the new Second Army is to be established, there are more than 20,000 places of official soldiers waiting for you, which makes many people eager to try it out because of this.

But it seems that more than 20,000 places are already a lot, and in comparison, the competitiveness still exists. Not to mention that there are 80,000 reservists in the logistics division and 60,000 newly captured, there are also as many as 50,000 or 60,000 aspiring young people in Shicheng. Together, it is 200,000, which is nearly 10 to 1, which still makes many people feel strong pressure.

Those who do not die in the battle for three days and defend the tower can join the army. As soon as the news was announced, the applicants squeezed through the recruitment office of the New Second Army, and if it weren't for the early preparations, I was afraid that there would really be a big problem.

These 20,000 people, the first batch to sign up, were arranged into four echelons and guarded four cities. That is, the outer castle tower of the first city is spacious enough, otherwise it would really not be able to put so many warriors in it. Behind each tower there is a so-called safe passage. In normal times, Division Commander Lu Zhuo and the soldiers of the New First Army Recruit Division are waiting here, just to prevent them from filling the gap in time if something goes wrong. This passage also has another meaning, once a soldier can't stand the baptism of war and feels scared, he can retire from here, he can not be regarded as a deserter, he will not accept punishment, but he will be recorded and lose the opportunity to be selected into the new second army.

Such a humanized design is that Yang Chendong can save the lives of the soldiers to the greatest extent, after all, sometimes when a person dies, it will cause a disaster for several members of the family.

The drums of war sounded under the city, and under each tower appeared two thousand infantry of Yili Commander, who walked in unison, or pushed a shield cart, or held a ladder, or held a longbow, or held a sword and a shield, and came slowly, with a heavy pace and a powerful killing aura.

The battlements of the city were already full of reservists armed with bows and arrows, their eyes widening, their faces flushed, or some simply trembling, and their bows and arrows had fallen to the ground several times.

Not all men are born warriors, there are many who don't like the way of killing, and some people are born by nature

It's timid. This time they were fighting for honor and to protect the people of the city, so they stood up bravely. But it wasn't until the moment they stood on the tower with bows and arrows in hand that they knew that war was not just talk, and it was not like the book said, when the husband was angry, blood was splashed, but it was a kind of life, a process of facing death, and the most cruel test of the mind.

Before the war began, the various unbearable performances of the reserve soldiers fell into the eyes of the veterans and soldiers patrolling the city, and these soldiers who did not know how many life and death battles they had experienced played the role of pillars. When they saw that some soldiers behaved no differently than usual, they did not say anything humiliating, but kept encouraging, "Don't panic, don't be afraid, just behave like normal training." Remember, when you're brave enough and clever enough, even the bow and arrow will go around you, and those who really panic will be the target of the enemy's bow and arrow. ”

"Everyone relax, in fact, we were very nervous when we fought for the first time. No one is not afraid of death, and no one is born a qualified and good fighter. Everything has been experienced countless times, but our war is not meaningless, think about it, because of our efforts, we can ensure the safety of our families; Think about how our families and loved ones can live a better and more dignified life because of our efforts; Think that with our hands we can lay a peaceful country and supreme honor for future generations, warriors, fight, victory must belong to you. ”

Following the comfort of the veterans, at some point, on the safety zone behind the castle tower, there were graceful female propaganda soldiers, each of whom fought about ten meters apart, to ensure that their voices could be heard everywhere on the castle tower.

"Recruit comrades-in-arms, the time has come to perform, the time to change your life has come, think of the family members who expect your victory, think of the relatives and friends who hope for you, show your fearlessness and bravery, and we will be with you."

The sudden arrival of the beautiful female soldiers gave the new soldiers even greater encouragement. After all, no man wants to show his cowardly side in front of a woman. For a while, many warriors became much calmer, and some of the warriors who couldn't hold the bow stopped shaking their arms, their eyes became more determined, and their performance became stronger.

Under the city, the horn of the attack sounded, and it became much more high-pitched after it was dull as before. Less than a hundred meters from the foot of the tower, the Yili infantry launched their first attack. At that moment, bows and arrows rained down and clanged into the surroundings of the shield cart, but most of them were useless, and only a few could be shot at the enemy infantry.

The gap between recruits and veterans is infinitely magnified at this moment. In a short period of time, tens of thousands of bows and arrows were wasted in exchange for limited casualties of the enemy. Fortunately, Yang Chendong and Shebei had long expected that such a thing would happen, the bows and arrows used by these recruits were very rough in workmanship, and they were newly made recently, and it was nothing to lose some.

The bow and arrow shot out and fell on the besieging Yili infantry, which caused them to laugh and laugh, when they saw that the bow shooting level of the defending soldiers was so low, and the bow and arrow were so rough

This kind of opponent makes them happy and full of confidence at the same time.

When the opponent's strength drops indefinitely, it means that they are one step closer to victory. Especially when the news came back to the ears of General Kurban, the commander of the infantry, he couldn't help but laugh three times, "Okay, good, it's better to hear than to see." It is said that the five-star army is strong and powerful, and it is difficult to have an opponent, but in my opinion, it is pure nonsense. In this way, increase the intensity of the attack, and strive to break the city within three days, and then all the good things in the city will be ours. ”

Kurban didn't just talk to his subordinates, and he didn't just want to boost morale, but reported the words of the capture of Shicheng in three days to Prime Minister Alip.

Such a bold statement made Alipu and Yexian, who got the news, excited. Originally, I thought it was a tough battle, but now it seems that they overestimated the Han army. Come to think of it, the Han people have always been synonymous with weakness in front of these Mongol cavalry. One is a carnivorous wolf, the other is a herbivorous sheep, how can they say the same thing?

On the outer city wall of the city, 20,000 recruits began to gradually enter the role under the guidance of veterans after the initial panic. Especially when they noticed that because the walls were too high, it would take a certain amount of time for the enemy's infantry to attack the city, just climbing the ladder, or because the walls were too high, it was difficult for the opponent's bows and arrows to accurately shoot on the towers, and even if they had no strength to threaten them, their courage became stronger and stronger.

Some people say that most of the alcohol is practiced, but in fact, the same is true of guts. When you kill someone for the first time, you will be nervous, scared, afraid, and some will even have nightmares, but when you kill more people, it will become a habit, and you will find that it is not a big deal.

The same is true of archery, after the initial panic, it is found that the enemy is not a threat to their lives, and with the constant guidance of veterans, once they have experienced the tension of the early stages of the war, many people can operate correctly as they were trained. In addition, not all of the 20,000 men sent at the beginning were new soldiers, and many of them were prisoners who had been on the battlefield, and they still had some combat experience, and when everything became familiar and they started again, the power of the bow and arrow finally came into play, at least not as it was at the beginning.

With the help of the shield cart, they soon came to the corner of the city wall, and then it was time to set up a ladder and launch a siege battle. Because the performance of the Five-Star Army was really poor, the tentative siege that Kurban originally prepared has become a real siege now. Another 8,000 men, with 2,000 soldiers added under each wall, and a limited number of gunpowder catapults were also prepared, as if they were going to take the city in one go.

Speaking of which, the Mongols were best at herding, and then looting. They can't make something like gunpowder. The gunpowder that we have now is also thanks to the Northern Ming army, which was placed in the city of Jingzhou and pulled down when they fled from the city.

Looking at the small amount of gunpowder that was robbed, Kurban gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "Take out half of it, we will bombard the five-star army today, and let them know that we are powerful." Then the army was ready to take the city with all its might.