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Zhang Chengxun didn't know that Guan Wuyuan's decision was because he didn't dare to disobey Zhao Junchen's will, and thought that Guan Wuyuan's decision at this time was completely out of soft-heartedness and kindness, and he couldn't bear to kill those Han army captives outside the city!

Obviously, in the current situation, this decision is not appropriate, for the fate of the generals only has duty and victory, there should not be any kindness and weakness in the heart, not to mention that the Mongolian coalition army is now only driving the Han army to capture and attack the city, even if the Mongols are driving the innocent Han people to attack the city, they should be ruthlessly killed!

However, because of this misunderstanding, Zhang Chengxun's impression of Guan Wuyuan has also changed, thinking that Guan Wuyuan is not as useless as he imagined.

In the end, after hesitating for a moment, Zhang Chengxun still obeyed Guan Wuyuan's order and replied: "Obey orders!" ”

After saying that, Zhang Chengxun planned to turn around and go to convey Guan Wuyuan's order.

However, seeing that Zhang Chengxun simply agreed to his order like this, Guan Wuyuan was a little troubled, and couldn't help but emphasize again: "Remember, although we want to save the lives of our captured comrades as much as possible, if they really threaten the safety of Jiezhou City, they still give priority to defending the city!" ”

"Humble duty understands!"

Zhang Chengxun paused and replied again.

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And at the same time as Guan Wuyuan made his decision, the Mongolian army outside the city finally launched an offensive!

Driven by the Mongol cavalry, the Ming captives were forced to rush in the direction of the city of Jiezhou.

In some respects, Wang Quan's statement is not wrong - the Ming army is the best at defending cities, so let them be better at attacking cities than the Mongol army, especially when attacking their own cities, because of their knowledge, these captives perform much better than the Mongol army, at least they can effectively reduce their own casualties.

I saw that after the Ming army captives entered the 500-step range of Jiezhou City, they began to disperse on a large scale - because of the tight time, Zhao Junchen did not support the Jiezhou City with many cannons, but sent a lot of Shuangfei to Jiezhou City, and 500 steps is the attack distance of the Shuangfei, if the Ming prisoners are too concentrated, they will inevitably be hit hard!

Compared with the chaos of the Mongols when they attacked the city two days ago, this was obviously the right choice, coupled with the fact that the defenders deliberately released water, the Ming prisoners entered the city within 200 steps of Jiezhou City smoothly, and did not suffer too many casualties!

Then, the Ming prisoners in the front row began to carry their shields and were responsible for defending against the defenders' strong bows and firearms, while the Ming prisoners in the rear were transporting earth bags and building pontoon bridges to fill the moat of Jiezhou City!

Because Guan Wuyuan's order was "as long as the Ming prisoners did not threaten the city wall, try to release the water", so the defenders on the city wall still did not stop it with all their might, although the guns were dense, the arrows were raining down, and it seemed to be huge, but most of them were missed, and the Ming prisoners still did not have too many casualties!

In this way, on one side is the reluctant siege of the captives, on the other side is the defenders intentionally or unintentionally release water, the captives who are besieging the city are subconsciously perfunctory delays, and the soldiers defending the city did not cause much damage, this offensive and defensive battle finally lasted for a whole afternoon!

In the evening, seeing that it was getting late, and most of the Ming prisoners in charge of the siege were exhausted and their efficiency was getting sluggish, the commander of the Mongol coalition army, Bagen, finally ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops!

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After Wang Ying and Liu Dashun led the Ming army captives back to the Mongolian camp, they were soon summoned by Bagen!

When the two of them stepped into Bagen's tent, the treatment was very different from the past!

Prior to this, Wang Ying and Liu Dashun were just Wang Quan's followers, Wang Quan had the attention and trust of Bagen, and there was still a seat at the end of the Shuai Tent, but the two of them were not even qualified to enter the Shuai Tent, let alone a seat.

But this time, when the two of them entered the tent, they met Bagen's kindness and courtesy, and the Mongolian generals looked at them very differently.

After all, the Mongols have always attached importance to the strong, and the performance of the Han captives today is significantly stronger than that of the Mongol coalition army two days ago.

When Wang Ying and Liu Dashun saluted Bagen, a smile appeared on Bagen's meaty face, and he nodded to the two and said: "The two of them performed well today, they actually held out for a whole afternoon under the attack of the Han defenders, I Mongolia values heroes the most, and the two of them have proved their ability and loyalty today, and they will be their own people in the future!" ”

As he spoke, Bagen stretched out his hand and pointed to Wang Quan's position, only to see that there were already two more empty seats next to Wang Quan's seat, and said, "I deliberately asked people to prepare seats for the two of you, sit down and talk!" ”

After hearing Bagen's words, Wang Ying and Liu Dashun both looked happy and hurriedly thanked them, because it meant that they had gained Bagen's trust and had gained a firm foothold within the Mongolian coalition army!

After the two of them came to Wang Quan and sat down, Bagen asked again: "The two of you have fought for my Mongolian coalition army all afternoon today, and you are really lucky!" But I don't know what the result is? What about casualties? ”

Wang Ying hurriedly got up and replied: "Tell Lord Bagen, today I have led the team to fill in the water surface of many moats, and in two or three days at most, the moat can be completely filled!" At that time, it will also be much more convenient for the army to attack the city! As for casualties...... I also counted before I came, and there were more than 300 dead and injured in total, and the impact was not great! ”

After hearing Wang Ying's report, Bagen nodded and said, "The progress is a little too slow, but compared to the performance of other tribes when they attacked the city, it is also very good...... Two days ago, the army of the tribes could not even approach the moat, which really insulted the title of Mongolian warrior! ”

After saying that, Bagan turned his head to look at several tribal leaders, obviously trying to take the opportunity to knock them!

On the other side, hearing Bagen's words, several Mongolian generals were embarrassed.

Siegmu snorted coldly and said, "How about the performance?" Haven't they all been reduced to prisoners of my Mongol army? When we were fighting a few days ago, I didn't see any bravery from these Han prisoners! This time, it's just a siege war, so they can't retreat! Besides, I don't think the defenders of Jiezhou City are doing their best today! ”

Bagen didn't pay attention to Sigmu's rebuttal, but just ordered Wang Ying: "Since you haven't suffered too many casualties, then you will still attack the city again tomorrow!" Within two days after tomorrow, be sure to fill in the moat of Jiezhou City! ”

After Wang Ying and Liu Dashun heard Bagen's order, they hurriedly led the order loudly, showing a loyal appearance!

Then, Wang Ying saw that Bagan's mood was not bad, so he said again: "Lord Bagen, the villain has the courage to make two more requests to you!" ”

Bagan couldn't help frowning.

For this group of Han army prisoners, Bagen's heart did not pay attention to it, and after breaking through Jiezhou City, this group of Han army prisoners had no use value! Today's courtesy and favor are just to let the Han prisoners serve the Mongol coalition with all their hearts.

At this time, hearing Wang Ying's request again, Bagen was a little dissatisfied, but still asked, "What is the request?" ”

Wang Ying said: "First of all, the Han prisoners lacked weapons when they attacked the city, and most of them only had a wooden spear and a wooden shield...... Therefore, I hope that Lord Bagen will provide some weapons to the captives of the Han army! ”

Hearing Wang Ying's request, Bagen couldn't help frowning!

Although the captives of the Han army all surrendered, after all, they were Han Chinese, and it was impossible to be of the same mind as the Mongols, and they might rebel at any time! Bagan allowed them to use their own wooden spears and wooden shields, which was already a great forbearance, and if they handed over the iron weapons to the Han army captives, I am afraid that Bagen would not be able to sleep well in the future!

What's more, since the Yuan Dynasty, the civilization of the Mongols has been greatly degraded, and the forging process is far less than before, and now the army of the Dzungar Khanate is better, but the army equipment of the Mongolian right-wing tribes is extremely shabby, and the bows and arrows of many Mongolian cavalry even use animal bones instead of iron arrows!

Therefore, after a large number of Han soldiers were captured in the previous battles, all the armor captured by the Han army was divided by the Mongol coalition army as soon as possible.

So, Bagan shook his head and said, "I don't have any extra weapons for you!" You don't need weapons! After you have filled in the moat and attracted the attention of the Han defenders, the Mongol coalition will naturally be in charge of the rest of the battle! ”

Hearing Bagen's refusal, Wang Ying did not force it, but continued: "The second thing is that the Han prisoners lack effective support when attacking the city, and the defenders can shoot with impunity...... As far as the villain knows, there is a workshop in the Acropolis of Zhenning that was broken by the Mongol coalition army, which can be used to build catapults, if a large number of catapults are built, when the Han captives fill the river, use the catapults to return fire at the defenders of Jiezhou City, which can reduce the pressure of the Han captives, and the villain dares to guarantee that the moat will be filled within two days! ”

Wang Ying's second suggestion attracted Bagen's attention!

At the beginning, when the Yuan Dynasty attacked the Southern Song Dynasty Jingshi, it built nearly a thousand catapults in a few days, which was the biggest reason why they successfully broke the city!

After all, the Dzungar Khanate has frequent contact with Tsarist Russia, and even introduced some advanced muskets and artillery from Tsarist Russia, but most of these muskets and artillery are only equipped with the personal guard army of Dzungar Khan Geldan, and most of these troops are now far away in the Western Regions, but Bagen's troops are not equipped with guns, otherwise it would not be so difficult to attack the city now.

But now, if there are a large number of catapults, not only when the Han captives fill the moat, but also when the Mongol coalition forces attack the city, the pressure will also be greatly reduced!

However, as mentioned earlier, the current Mongolian civilization has experienced great degradation, and most of the crafts have been lost, and the craftsmen of the Mongol coalition army may be overwhelmed by the fact that even if they can build catapults.

So, Bagen thought about it for a moment and asked, "Are there any craftsmen who are good at making catapults among the Han prisoners?" ”

Wang Ying nodded and said, "There are some, but the specific number is uncertain." ”

Bagan ordered: "Gather those Han captives who know how to make catapults, they don't have to attack the city next, let them return to the Acropolis of Zhenning and build a large number of catapults with all their might!" …… However, even if these catapults are built, it will be a few days later, and the Han prisoners will not be able to use it in time, but my order remains unchanged, the Han prisoners must fill the moat within two days, without any delay! ”

Seeing that his two suggestions were without Bagen's permission, Wang Ying's expression was a little helpless, but he still lowered his head and said: "The villain obeys!" ”

However, when he lowered his head, a hint of pride flashed in Wang Ying's eyes.

His real purpose this time has actually been achieved!

On the other side, after seeing Wang Ying's order, Bagen looked around at the Mongolian generals in the tent and said coldly: "In the next few days, the armies of all tribes must not be slack, and they must be ready to fight at any time!" After the Han captives filled the moat, the army would immediately attack the city! Be sure to break through Jiezhou City in the shortest possible time and grab the grain and grass in Jiezhou City! Now that our army has penetrated deep into the territory of the Han people, the army of the Han people may support Jiezhou City at any time, and there is not much time left for us! If there are still people who are afraid to move forward, don't blame me for being ruthless! Don't forget, if you can't grab this batch of grain and grass, your tribesmen may not be able to survive this year's winter! ”

Seeing Bagen's solemn expression when he spoke, his eyes flashed with murderous aura, and the leaders of several servant armies were all cold in their hearts, knowing that Bagen would no longer tolerate their careful thoughts, so they got up and agreed loudly, not daring to have any slack.

At the same time, Siegmu seemed to want to say something, but after noticing Bagan's cold eyes, he finally just snorted softly and did not embarrass Bagan again.

After seeing the statements of the Mongol leaders, Bagen nodded with satisfaction, and his heart was a little more confident that the Mongol coalition army would break through Jiezhou City.

In a way, it was the performance of the Han captives today that gave Bagen confidence, and it gave confidence to all the Mongols!

In the hearts of the vast majority of Mongols, they looked down on these Han prisoners.

Now that they see the Han captives behaving well during the siege of the city, they can't help but think that since these Han captives can behave like this, then their Mongol warriors will inevitably behave better, so it will not be so difficult for the Mongol coalition army to break through Jiezhou City!

This is also the reason why Zhao Junchen asked Guan Wuyuan to secretly release water in the face of the Han captives attacking the city, he had to make the Mongols think that they could break through the city of Jiezhou, so that the Mongols could count on the city of Jiezhou, so that they could use the city of Jiezhou to drag the Mongol coalition army for a period of time, and then Zhao Junchen could have time to arrange the encirclement of the Mongol coalition army!

Otherwise, if the performance of the Mongol coalition army during the siege was as unsightly as the previous two days, Bagen would inevitably shake his confidence, and now he may have the idea of retreating, and at that time, Zhao Junchen will not have the opportunity to completely annihilate the Mongol coalition army and establish an immortal feat!

In fact, just as the Mongol coalition forces were discussing the follow-up siege matters, Zhao Junchen's plan to encircle and suppress the Mongol coalition forces had been quietly launched!

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PS: Alas, admit defeat...... I have repeatedly written and deleted, deleted and written, but I am not satisfied with how the war scene is written...... Maybe it's because the character of the insect is too calm, and he can't always write that kind of bloody and tragic atmosphere, and all the war scenes from now on will be described from the side as much as possible!

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