Chapter 1226: The Bloody Battle of Dunhuang (I)
The black clouds crush the city and want to destroy it, and the armor light opens to the sun!
On the ninth day of June in the sixth year of Jiajing, the scorching sun of midsummer wantonly released its heat, Xu Jin, the prince of Jingguo of the Ming Dynasty, led more than 80,000 troops to drive to the outside of Dunhuang City, but saw, the gun was like a forest and a horse like a dragon, the sword light was awe-inspiring and rushed straight to the sky, and the flag was waved to cover the sky and the sun.
At the head of Dunhuang City, the Turpan guard general Huli Na We'er, and a group of soldiers under his command, looked at the Ming army team outside the city, which was pressed up like a thundercloud, and they were all terrified, as if the temperature had dropped several degrees suddenly, and they couldn't stop breaking out in a cold sweat.
The Ming army obviously did not intend to waste half of the time, the action was quick and crisp, and soon surrounded the three sides of Dunhuang City, and opened the formation, put on a posture of attacking at any time, only leaving a gap in the west of the city, which was a living door.
Siege three missing one, this is the most classic way of siege warfare, is the so-called convenience with people, that is, with their own convenience, leaving a way for the defenders in the city to survive, can prevent them from jumping over the wall to fight to the end, so as to reduce their own casualties.
As soon as the Ming army came up, it was obvious that it was going to attack, as the so-called soldiers were fast, Xu Jin wanted to take Dunhuang before the full speed of the Khan reacted, and the only way to attack was to attack it.
Since he planned to take Dunhuang quickly, Xu Jin naturally came prepared, and soon, rows of siege vehicles, stone throwers, bed crossbows, arrow towers, and more than 200 Franc machine guns were pushed to the front of the battle in an orderly manner.
Looking at the rows of stone throwers and artillery outside the city, the Turpan defenders at the head of the city were frightened, my God, are the Ming people planning to wipe the entire Dunhuang City from the ground?
He had guessed that the firepower of the Ming army would be very fierce, but he didn't expect it to be as fierce as it was, and there were more than two hundred artillery pieces shining in the sun, damn it, no wonder the Warat people were vulnerable in front of the Ming army, this firepower was too perverted, and it was a disaster when it was encountered in the field.
However, Huli Na was horrified, and couldn't help but secretly rejoice that it was now a siege battle, and he was still the one defending the city, and the Dunhuang city wall was high and thick, so it should be able to resist it, right?
Seeing that the Ming army outside the city was about to attack, Hu Li Na'er had no choice but to draw out his scimitar and said loudly: "Warriors, prepare to face the battle, and wipe out all the Ming dogs that come to attack under the city, Jihad, you will win!" ”
"Jihad, win!!" The Turpan soldiers at the head of the city struck their shields violently with their scimitars, and at the same time shouted loudly and cheered up, and the huge sound shook the heavens and the earth, but it was extremely imposing.
The south of Dunhuang is Mingsha Mountain, which stretches into a piece of sand dunes, which is "wiped" very smoothly by the fierce desert wind all the year round, as if silk, and has great visual impact.
At this moment, under the Mingsha Mountain, a "Xu" character handsome flag is being blown by the strong desert wind to hunt and hunt, under the handsome flag is the handsome tent, and there are five thousand Ming troops around it in a crescent-shaped arch guard.
The reason why Xu Jin stationed the tent at the foot of Mingsha Mountain was that it was safe, and it was convenient to climb to the top of the mountain to observe the battle situation in front of Dunhuang City.
At this time, Xu Jin, dressed as a scholar in a Confucian shirt, was standing on the top of the sand dunes of Mingsha Mountain, and a group of personal soldiers led by Zhao Datou were arching murderously around, Xie Qing and Xie Yidao father and son were standing behind Xu Jin, and the two masters were like Yuanyu Yuezhi.
Xue Bingxin was dressed in a short dress, with a cold and beautiful face, long legs, and fragrant shoulders on both sides like knives, I saw her holding a long sword, standing by Xu Jin's side heroically, and her cold eyes vigilantly watched the situation around her.
Standing on the top of the sand dunes, not only can you see the battle situation in front of Dunhuang City clearly, but also the things in Dunhuang City at a glance, at this time, Xu Jin is holding binoculars and quietly observing.
As the commander in charge of the army, Xu Jin naturally does not need to personally go to the front line to command the battle, plus the generals under his command are like clouds at this moment, and there is no need for Xu Jin to do it himself, this attack on Dunhuang City will be fully responsible for Wang Lin'er, Xie Erjian and Qi Jingtong will assist from the side.
Xu Jin was observing, and he heard the Turpan defenders in the city shouting, they were shouting in Turpan, Xu Jin naturally didn't understand, but he still vaguely heard the three words "Jihad" clearly, and couldn't help frowning.
Huang Dacan, who was next to him, also frowned, probably thinking that Xu Jin didn't understand, and explained: "The word Jihad comes from the Quran, which means hard work, and can also be translated as holy war. ”
Xu Jin's eyes flashed coldly, in later generations, the word "Jihad" can be said to be notorious, almost equivalent to the synonym of terrorists, it seems that after taking Turpan, it is necessary to vigorously rectify it, otherwise there will be endless troubles.
Knock knock knock......
The agitated war drums sounded suddenly, and the Ming army finally launched the first wave of attacks on Dunhuang City, only to see dozens of stone throwers start one after another, and the boulders draw a terrifying arc in the air, roaring and smashing towards the ancient city of Dunhuang.
Rumble......
Boulders smashed into the walls, denting the bricks......
Rumble......
A boulder smashed on the top of the city, shattering the women's wall to pieces......
Rumble......
The boulder fell on the person and turned into a pile of meat sauce on the spot......
Boom Boom Boom ......
Countless stones fell like raindrops, and the Turpan defenders on the head of the city were smashed to cry and cry for their mothers, hugging their heads and running around, and the unlucky ones turned into piles of rotten meat, but what was even more unfortunate was that the lower body became rotten meat, and the upper body was intact, and they could only cry out in pain and despair.
However, all this was just an appetizer, the trebuchet was only the first wave of tentative attacks, followed by the second wave, with the catapult and artillery launched at the same time.
Boom Boom Boom Boom ...... Fluffy ......
Countless stones, and countless cannonballs fell from the sky, and the head of Dunhuang City turned into a sea of fire, a purgatory on earth, exactly: gravel and stumps flew together, and the brains were full of blood!
After several waves of devastating artillery and blows, Wang Lin'er waved the flag, and the Ming army poured out like a tide!
"Rush, kill!" In the earth-shattering shouts of killing, the Ming army, under the cover of heavy artillery fire, slowly pushed a series of siege vehicles and arrow towers near the foot of the city wall.
"Shoot the arrows! Shoot the arrows! The Turpan generals at the head of the city waved their swords and shouted, and the sharp arrows poured down like raindrops, and many Ming troops were killed by arrows, but more Ming troops rushed to the foot of the city wall, and they used all kinds of tools to climb to the head of the city without fear of death, and were smashed down by rolling stones and wood......
Bang bang bang......
The gunfire rang out like bursting beans, and the musketeers of the Ming army raised their guns to shoot at the city, covering the brave robes and struggling to climb the city, and the archers on the arrow tower also bent their bows and arrows to shoot at the Turpan defenders on the head of the city.
Whoosh, swish, swish, thump, arrows like flying locusts, bullets like torrential rain, human life at this moment is not as good as grass mustard.
Knock knock knock...... The drumbeat was as rapid as a torrential rain, and the Ming army's attack was like a tide wave after wave, and with the support of strong firepower, it attacked the city several times, however, the Turpan defenders in the city were also very tenacious, and each time they were able to push the Ming army back in time.
This tragic siege battle lasted from morning to noon, and from noon to dusk, with heavy casualties on both sides, and corpses were strewn all over the city, and rivers of blood flowed all over the city.
Wang Lin'er frowned, the tenacity of the defenders was unexpected, he glanced at the sunset in the west, and had no choice but to order Mingjin to withdraw his troops and fight again tomorrow.
Dangdangdang......
In the sound of gold, the Ming army retreated like a tide, and the Turpan defenders at the head of the city couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and collapsed on the ground like mud.
Pei Xingjin and Yu Linsheng were both red-eyed, and when they heard that Ming Jin in the army had withdrawn their troops, they couldn't help but scold, but the military law was like a mountain, and they didn't dare to disobey the order, so they could only scold and order to retreat.
The next day, the drums of war beat again, and the Ming army launched the next day's attack on Dunhuang City, and a tragic bloody battle was staged again......
At the same time, outside the city of Guazhou, the Xuanfu army was still digging a ditch to divert water in the hot tide world, and in the Anle City of Turpan, Mansuer Khan also received an 800-mile rush from the front line.