The drums beat loudly and the trumpets sounded.

But the sound of drums and trumpets was soon completely drowned out by the agitated and long shouts of the family, and the Mongolian warriors, who had been waiting anxiously and impatiently, roared like wild beasts out of their cages, and rushed towards the towering Datong City.

Arrows are like flying, and wood and stones are like rain.

The Ming army defending the city did their best, using the city defense equipment at hand to unleash life-harvesting attacks on the approaching enemy. However, it still could not stop the momentum of the Mongolian people's forward rush, and in just one hour, the long ladder had been erected at the head of the city, and countless Mongolian warriors with scimitars used their hands and feet to climb up at the fastest speed.

In some historical books or literary works, the description of the siege of the city will always mention the term "ant possession". And now, if you stand in the distance and look at this Datong City, you can clearly feel how vivid this statement is.

The Mongol warriors who kept climbing along dozens or hundreds of bamboo and wooden ladders towards the top of the city looked like swarms of ants attached to the wall, constantly wriggling and surging upwards, as if they could completely crush the earthen wall of bread bricks at any time.

Of course, the wall cannot be crushed, and the people attached to the wall are constantly screaming and falling down. It was an arrow that hit the Ming army in the city, or an unlucky ghost who lost his strength and was shot down after being splashed with boiling oil. But the death of these people did not deter the fierce Mongolian people, they still did not dodge or dodge, and they were determined to move forward.

Taking advantage of the work of carrying stones at the head of the city and redrawing the bow and arrows, these people were able to approach quickly, and soon, the city of Datong, which was six or seven zhang high, was less than a zhang away from them, and as long as they climbed a few more steps, they could successfully climb the city.

But at this moment, a large number of people suddenly appeared in the city, holding muskets in their hands, and the muzzles of the black holes were already aimed at these approaching enemies. With an order, they quickly lit the fire rope behind them, and in the blink of an eye, the lead left outside was burned out, and then, there was a crisp sound.

The musket was filled with iron sand, projectiles, nails, and the like, and although the range was not far, the range covered was enormous. After popping out, a hood is a large piece. Coupled with the fact that they are condescending shots, their lethality is even more amazing. In the blink of an eye, there was a wail below, and countless Mongolian warriors were unstable because they were hit in the face and chest, and then fell straight down the ladder.

These people are only more than a zhang away from the city at this time, but they are five or six zhang high from the bottom, once they fall, except for a few who are more lucky, they only break their hands and feet, and the others fall directly to death. Of course, there are also some people who don't know whether they are lucky or bad, and actually crash into the bodies of other people under them, and then two or three people fall down screaming together, I don't know whether they are dead or alive.

And that's just the beginning. With the end of a salvo of muskets, the head of the city was busy again, and then a large cannon was also moved to the mouth of the city, and the muzzles of those guns that were the thickness of the mouth of the sea bowl had already been adjusted to a slightly downward angle. With a sound of commands, a gunner quickly lit the thick fuse behind his back, and then there was a roar like a shaking mountain......

Firearms such as muskets and artillery have long been used in the Ming army, and there are even special firearms armies such as the Shenji Battalion in Beijing. But in fact, the scope of use of firearms in the Ming army is still not large, except for the use of defending the city, it is almost impossible to see it elsewhere.

This is not because the Ming army is unwilling to accept new things, they are not the pigtail army of later, but because today's firearms are still very deficient in both effectiveness and use. Not to mention the long time it takes for a breech-loaded gun to be reloaded, and its range is also very short, even if it is a large gun, it can cover the miles. Unless the enemy is completely close, these guns are not as good as crossbows, at least they are much easier to reload.

It wasn't until decades later, when Daming purchased the Fran cannon and the Hongyi cannon, that the situation improved slightly. And now, even though there are a lot of guns in Datongtun, they are not used much.

But at least this time, the role of guns is not small. Because the enemy was close at hand, and he rushed to kill with such impunity, the lethality of that artillery was fully displayed.

When the smoke of gunfire cleared from the top of the city, some people looked down from above, and saw a large number of Mongolian people being beaten to pieces and falling to pieces under the city. The other Mongolians were also frightened by this round of attacks, and quickly turned around and fled. Only one round of artillery bombardment was enough to resist the first offensive.

In fact, as long as the Mongols continued to move forward and continue to climb up, it would be impossible for the guns of the Ming army to spare time to continue loading after this round of bombardment, and what they had to face next was just the arrows and rocks just now. But this sudden burst of gunfire and artillery bombardment was really terrifying, and it actually completely destroyed their momentum and smashed this first round of attack.

Looking at the retreating Mongolian troops, the Ming army at the head of the city suddenly cheered, and the fear and anxiety of the annihilation of the 10,000 army for many days finally subsided.

And Guo Rong's face also had some smiles. In order to atone for his crimes, he took out his ability to press the bottom of the box in this battle. He has been a general of the general army in Datong for nearly ten years, and naturally knows how to use his advantages to fight the enemy.

However, his smile only appeared for a moment, because he knew very well that the situation in front of him would not change much because of this small victory, and once the Mongolian people became familiar with their fortification routine, they would inevitably make a comeback and pose a strong threat to Datong again.

What made him even more uneasy was that he didn't know what the chaos in the city had become. Although there seems to be no movement now, judging from someone's report just now, the people in the city have begun to riot, and it may even pose a threat to the south gate, once the city gate is really broken from the inside, then Datong will be in danger.

"Then Yang Zhen looked quite capable before, but now it looks like this......" He thought about this, but his eyes were still spinning in the Mongolian army camp in front of him.

At the same time, the Mongolian army camp outside the city, Lituta, had a black face. He didn't expect the Ming army to have such a strong defensive capability: "Artillery and muskets...... I didn't expect that Ming Guo already had such a sharp weapon at this time, which was indeed a bit unexpected to me. We have to change our strategy, otherwise we will only increase casualties. ”

Then, he stared at the towering city for a long time with some expectation: "Have the people inside succeeded?" Why is there no change in the slightest? For him, what can really win Datong in one fell swoop is obviously the two strange soldiers in the city and the south gate.

When the commanders of the Ming and Mongolian armies put more thoughts on the other end of the battlefield, Daba, the leader of the Mongolian army hidden outside the south gate of Datong City, was also staring at the south gate impatiently, waiting for the sudden opening of this city gate.

In fact, as early as a few days ago, they had broken into pieces and quietly detoured from the small road to the south gate of Datong. And yesterday, someone even shot out a liaison letter from inside, pointing out that in the afternoon of today, the inner Ying in Datong City would think of opening the city gate, so that they could take this fortified city in one fell swoop.

And this is also a strategy that Tuta had set long before the attack on Datong, so the people who came with Daba this time were the most elite soldiers in the Mongolian army. The Ming army fortresses that were captured before were all the credit of these people, and what they were best at was climbing and assassinating, as long as they entered the city, they could cause unimaginable damage to the entire Datong in a short period of time. At the same time, these are all good at fighting alone, as long as they are scattered into the city, even if the Ming army divides troops to kill them, I am afraid it will be difficult to control these terrible guys.

But all this must be based on the fact that the south gate is opened from the inside, and the city gate is closed as it is now, and even if they have great ability, they will not be able to use it.

However, a few people did not think so, and seeing that time was passing little by little, and the noise and noise in the city had now disappeared, some people said dissatisfiedly: "These guys are really useless." Daba, let's climb up. Anyway, the Ming army forts before were also climbed by us with our bare hands. ”

"No, it doesn't. This Datong city is different from other small fortresses, not only there are enough defenders, but also six zhang high, once discovered by the people above, we can only be beaten passively. Daba shook his head.

Although there are many people below who are quite dissatisfied with his decision, Daba has been taking them around to fight in the past few years, and his own martial arts are extremely strong, these people are not easy to refute, so they can only endure it, but their faces are full of anxiety.

Because they had heard a rumbling sound in the distance just now, and then the faint sound of offensive and defensive battles had disappeared. Many people began to speculate that this was the defeat of their own army under Datong City, which made them even more eager to fight in and help take this city.

After waiting like this for almost an hour, a few more people began to propose to Daba to take the initiative: "Daba, it's dark this day, let's climb up now, the Ming army in the city will definitely not see us ......"

"yes, can't wait any longer. We're going to eat up all the dried meat on our bodies, and if we continue like this, we'll only starve to death. ”

Listening to the constant agitation of these people, Daba finally couldn't bear it anymore. After all, he also wants to make this great contribution. So he gritted his teeth: "Okay, let's climb up." But everyone has to be careful, don't be discovered by the Ming army above. ”

Just as everyone happily agreed, ready to show their means, the closed gate slowly opened with a babbling......

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