Su's tactics of first suppressing and then raising the thick legs worked wonders, and the unsuspecting Houjin army suffered heavy casualties under the saturation blow of crossfire. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoNow not to mention climbing the city walls, it is a miracle to be able to stand unharmed in the rain of buckshot. Houjin's armor soldiers were vain, but useless, and could only struggle in a hail of bullets - they waved their weapons in vain, let out a beastly howl, and then fell to the ground after being hit by lead bullets.

The battle situation went from the initial "smooth" to the unilateral slaughter, and the turning point was in the blink of an eye, and Galtu's mind was blank and he didn't know what to do. In his nearly twenty years of military career, he was accustomed to slaughtering the Ming army like slaughtering chickens and sheep, and he had never encountered such a reversal.

The sound of gold sounded in time, and the soldiers were relieved and hurriedly retreated, and the overwhelming crowd receded like a tide, leaving only the corpses piled up like a hill.

The soldiers on the city walls, having confirmed the retreat of the Tartars, raised their rifles with joy and cheered. A few months ago they were peasants, and now they can repel the Tartars, who are called "invincible"! This is something that even the elite border troops cannot do. Pride permeated their hearts, and cheers echoed inside and outside the bastion.

The cheers also reached the Houjin army array, which was faintly audible.

Listening to the cheers on the other side, Abatai's face turned pale, and he raised his horsewhip and whipped it on Galtu, shouting and scolding: "Didn't I tell you that something is wrong and withdraw quickly? Now how many men have you lost? It doesn't matter how many of those clothed minions die, but I feel distressed for every death of the warriors of the Blue Flag. Tell me, where do I go to add these cows? ”

Sweating profusely and pale, Gartu knelt on the ground and replied, "Lord Belle, punish me!" Galtu failed to complete your order, but lost his troops, even if you cut off my head now, there will be no complaints!"

There was a "snap", and another whip was whipped on his back. Abatai said hatefully: "Even if I cut you, I can't make up for the loss, your life is not so valuable!" ”

Gartu nodded ashamedly: "Yes, yes, even if you cut me with a thousand knives, it won't help." However, Lord Belle, it's not that our warriors of the Blue Flag are useless, but that this stone castle is too weird, and the dog bites the hedgehog and can't put his mouth down! Their small cannons and bird guns can be fired in a row, sharp and tight, and we have no chance to fight the Ming dog head-on. ”

Abatai did not answer. But he also knew that what Gartu said was the truth. He saw the battle just now, this strange shape of the stone fortress with protruding edges and corners caused great difficulties to the besieging side, and it was impossible to concentrate the forces on a certain section of the city wall, resulting in the offensive line being too scattered, and what was more fatal was that the protruding horns could be cross-fired, and there was no dead angle to shoot at all.

Such a stone castle was unlike any city he had ever seen before. If those cities on the border of Liaodong are filled with human lives and have a chance to conquer them, then the battle just now proves that as long as the defenders' ammunition is not exhausted, this stone fort will not be able to gnaw even if it increases several times the number of troops.

Gartu looked at his expression and asked tentatively: "Lord Belle, we entered the customs to grab Dingkou and money, not to attack the city, so there is no need to spend troops here." If the loss is too great, it will not only weaken our own Niu Lu, but also may be punished by the Great Khan, or ......"

Although he didn't say it thoroughly, Abatai knew what it meant. If the loss is too great, he will not only reduce his political status and voice in the Dajin regime, but will also be punished by Huang Taiji under the pretext of making arbitrary claims.

Huang Taiji did everything to consolidate the Khan's throne, and was also the son of the old Khan, Amin was listed on 16 counts and ended up depressed after ten years of imprisonment; Mang Gurtai was convicted of great disrespect, stripped of his title, fined silver, cut cattle records, and excluded from the core circle of power, and a year later became depressed and died of a violent illness. When the four major Baylors appointed by the old Khan disappeared, in addition to Huang Taiji himself, Dai Shan was able to preserve his position because of his support for Huang Taiji.

Thinking of this, Abatai couldn't help but get irritable. knows his own family affairs, and the reason why he did not follow in the footsteps of Amin and Mang Gurtai is mostly because the status of the concubine is too low and poses no threat to Huang Taiji, not because he is kind enough to let him go. But if he sends the handle to Huang Taiji, I believe that the other party will never be merciful, and may take the opportunity to deprive himself of the Niu Lu under his name, and give it all to the flag owner Haoge, and the blue flag is the world of Haoge alone.

He paced back and forth, thinking of a countermeasure. Originally, he chased to Dengzhou to get rid of this strong army that suddenly appeared, pull out a nail for Dajin in the future, and enhance his voice in the power circle. But now it is very likely that he will lose his wife and soldiers, and if he doesn't get the credit, he will have to pay the old capital. Now there are only two options: one is to withdraw and stop loss in time to avoid greater losses, and then think of a reason to go back and explain to Huang Taiji; Another option is to continue fighting, if you can conquer this small stone fort and annihilate the defenders inside, you can return to Shengjing to receive the merit.

Abatai decided to take a gamble. If he can annihilate this army, whose combat power is obviously much greater than that of other Ming armies, and then bring back these guns and cannons that can be fired in a row, this credit is enough for him to replace the word "Rao Yu" in front of Rao Yu Baylor with the title of "Heshuo".

With his mind decided, he turned his gaze back to the opposite fortress and said in a deep voice: "You have followed me for so many years, don't say that I don't miss the old love." Now give you a chance to make meritorious deeds, go to the vicinity to catch some Han people, use them as shields, and re-attack the city. ”

Gartu's eyes lit up, why didn't he think of this trick! Driving the local Han people to be cannon fodder is familiar with the road in Liaodong, and many people can't do it when the defenders see their relatives, friends or villagers. Daikin used this trick to capture many originally impregnable cities.

His mood instantly changed from low to high, and he said excitedly: "My subordinates will do it." ”

The armoured soldiers, who had touched the ashes under the city, split up and ran to the nearby villages to arrest people, and now they had a target to vent their anger.

On the city wall, Su asked Ma Wei with thick legs: "I heard that the Tartar people are not prosperous, did this wave just now hurt them?" Will they attack again? ”

Ma Wei looked at the other side suspiciously: "It stands to reason that the Tartars are only entering the Kou to rob the Ding Kou and their belongings, and they will not pay too much for a castle." But they didn't retreat, and they didn't know what they were going to do? ”