The Mongols really pressed up!

By the boundless darkness of the night, thousands of Mongol cavalry assembled from the west of Zunhua City, and under the leadership of the chief of the Duoyan Tribe, they began to approach the city wall.

Although the speed of their march was slow, the powerful momentum of the force was forced from hundreds of paces away, and the people were breathless.

As the saying goes: one soldier will bear a nest. With a guard like Zhang Ming, how much better can he expect his soldiers to be?

The Mongols were still far away, and the Ming army at the head of the city panicked. Some hid their whole bodies behind tall battlements for fear of being shot by the Mongols' arrows; Some of them were so trembling that they couldn't even hold their bows and arrows and birds, and finally got their posture up, but they didn't even dare to look out, so they randomly released their guns and arrows to the city; Some are more clever, taking advantage of the people around them not paying attention, they began to rub back little by little, and when they were about to rub to the steps of the city wall, they suddenly jumped down the city wall with an arrow step, and the action was faster than that of a tanuki!

Zhu Youzhen saw that the soldiers guarding the city were all so virtuous, he really wanted to cry without tears, and shouted at Zhang Ming with red eyes: "How the did you lead the troops?!" As the saying goes, if you raise a soldier for a thousand days and use it for a while, this enemy will be killed right under your nose, but you are supervising the war! You're enforcing military discipline! Do you want this king to go into battle in person?! ”

Zhang Ming's face was also as dead as ashes at this time, and he said with a bitter face: "Your Highness, since the imperial court reached a tribute agreement with me during the Longqing period, Zunhua has not been harassed by the Mongols for decades, and the war preparation has long been relaxed. Although these soldiers came from military households, they had never even participated in a battle, and they were no different from ordinary peasants! The last general has the ability to reach the sky, and it seems that this plate of scattered sand is helpless! ”

"You can't do it, can you?" Zhu Youzhen gritted his teeth and said, "Then get out of the way for me!" Where is Shi Biao! ”

"The last general!" Shi Biao bowed to the side.

Zhu Youzhen said with a heart: "Zunhua Shou General Zhang Ming will be removed immediately!" Shi Biao, this king appointed you as the temporary general of Zunhua as the defender of Zunhua, responsible for commanding the battle of defending the city! If you dare to disobey your command, this king will give you the right to dispose of it cheaply! ”

Zhang Ming was originally reprimanded by Zhu Youzhen, and he was secretly glad in his heart, feeling that he didn't let himself command, so he didn't have to bear the responsibility for the loss of the city.

But as soon as he heard that Zhu Youzhen had removed himself from his post and let a hundred households replace him, he immediately jumped up like a spring: "Your Highness, what's wrong with the last general, why did you replace the last general?" ”

"Why?" Zhu Youqi smiled rhetorically, "You usually take the airspace salary, and you don't prepare for war; pre-war paralysis and carelessness; In wartime, he fears the enemy like a tiger and does not govern the army strictly. No matter which of these three you are, it will be more than enough for you to be removed! ”

If you want to talk about war with the Mongols, Zhang Ming will never dare. But as soon as he said that he would remove his official position, he suddenly had the courage to stiffen his neck and said: "Your Highness, although you are a prince, you seem to be a little overstepping!" The last general, as a three-grade general, is an official of the imperial court, and all the people in Zunhua City must be controlled by the last general! Without the Holy Decree of Long Live and the Writing of the Ministry of War, who would dare to touch me! ”

Zhu Youzhen really wanted to imitate the plot of those garbage TV series at this time, and suddenly asked Shang Fang's sword to behead the incompetent and shameless general in front of him to show the public, so as to set an example.

But although he was nominally on behalf of the Son of Heaven, he did not have any seals or edicts that could give him power, let alone Shang Fang's sword.

Seeing that the Mongols were getting closer and closer, Zhu Youzhen thought to himself that if he didn't quickly arrange the defense of the city, it would really be over. He shouted violently: "Shi Biao! ”

"The last general!" Shi Biao also saw that the situation was wrong, and his voice had risen an octave higher than just now.

"Zhang Ming resisted and disobeyed, give him to this king!" Zhu Youzhen was arrogant.

In fact, he is not the emperor, where did he get any "will". Zhang Ming also recognized this, and sneered: "I see who dares!" Shi Biao, you are only a six-grade hundred-hundred

"!" Shi Biao took a step forward coldly, stretched out his arm as fast as lightning, and suddenly choked Zhang Ming's throat.

Since the time of the march, Zhu Youzhen interceded for him and spared him from being punished with a military stick, and Shi Biao was grateful to Zhu Youzhen. Today, seeing Zhu Youzhen sacrifice his life to carry Qi Meifeng, the daughter of the head of the family and the head of the Qi family, back from the chaotic army, Shi Biao was even more moved to tears, and he had already made up his mind in his heart that he would obey the orders of King Xin no matter what, even if he died, he and Qi Meifeng would be protected.

As a military general with rich combat experience, he had long seen that Zhang Ming was not pleasing to the eye, and he was eager to kick him down the city and lead the army to meet the enemy on his behalf. It was only because Zhang Ming's official position was much higher than himself that he forced himself to suppress the anger in his chest and did not dare to attack at will.

At this time, Zhu Youzhen's order was exactly what he wanted. He didn't wait for Zhang Ming to react, he restrained him with one move, and roared angrily: "Do you still fucking know how to commit a petty crime? King Xin is the younger brother of Long Live and goes out on behalf of the Son of Heaven! If you dare to make noise to his old man again, I'll fucking crush your throat! ”

As soon as the words came out, Shi Biao felt that something was wrong. Because the head of the family, Qi Xianzong, ruled the army very strictly, especially strictly forbidding officers to scold the soldiers. Don't look at Shi Biao as a rough man, he has been in the army for many years, and he has never dared to scold anyone with foul language.

But since he began to protect Zhu Youzhen, under the influence of this prince, Shi Biao was "infected" unconsciously. If Qi Meifeng is in front of him, maybe he will still be restrained. But at this time, Qi Meifeng was seriously injured, he was already the highest rank and the oldest in the Qi family's army, and there was no one else to restrain him, so these words of "damn" blurted out subconsciously.

But after scolding a few words, Shi Biao only felt very happy in his chest, and even swept away the depression of losing the battle at dusk. finally couldn't bear it anymore, scolded Zhang Ming a few more words, and ordered the soldiers around him to tie him up, and then stopped.

And Zhang Ming's face was like earth at this time, and he didn't even dare to say a word.

Seeing this, Zhu Youzhen said with satisfaction: "Shi Biao, you are now the chief general of Zunhua, hurry up and order the layout of the city defense!" ”

Shi Biao intervened in Zhu Youzhen and said, "The last general will obey His Highness's decree!" Then he raised the sword in his hand and shouted: "All the guards of the city listen to the truth! Ben Jiang is now the chief general of Zunhua, and everyone must obey Ben General's dispatch! If there are those who disobey the general's order, retreat from the battle, or cooperate with the enemy to surrender, they will all be punished on the spot! ”

And the rest of the Qi family's soldiers also climbed to the top of the city in full gear to assist Shi Biao in maintaining order.

Those Ming troops defending the city were already sloppy and soft, and at this moment, seeing that the main general had been captured, who dared to disagree, so they had to stare at the city stupidly.

When Shi Biao saw this, he also knew that these soldiers could not be counted on at all, so he immediately issued several orders: First, there were about 1,800 soldiers in the city, and 300 old and weak soldiers were sent to defend in the east, south, and north directions where there were fewer enemies. The remaining 900 relatively strong ones were all deployed to the western city wall, where the defensive pressure was greatest. Even if they don't have much combat power, as long as they can stand on the top of the city and fill the number of people, scare and scare the Mongols, they will be considered to have completed the mission.

Second, 500 Qi family troops, leaving 150 in the city as a reserve, when the war is urgent, can be met from all sides. The remaining 300 soldiers climbed the western city wall as the main force of defense, preparing to resist the Mongol siege desperately.

Third, all the forty-eight Franc cannons carried by the Qi family army were moved to the head of the city, and most of them were deployed to the west city wall.

Fourth, send several light horsemen to break through from Nancheng, where the Mongol encirclement is the weakest, and Pegasus to Jizhou to report the emergency.

Fifth, the most elite fifty soldiers were selected from the soldiers of the Qi family army to protect Zhu Youzhen, the king of letters. Once the battle situation is unfavorable and the city is unavoidable, they will be responsible for covering Zhu Youzhen, Qi Meifeng and others to break through.

As soon as the military order was given, the soldiers of the Qi family army immediately took action. Those defenders of Zunhua had no choice but to follow Shi Biao's orders and pretend to stand at the head of the city, but they were terrified in their hearts.

The most difficult thing was to carry dozens of Franco's cannons and hundreds of boxes of ammunition to the city. Although the Franc cannon was not as cumbersome as the Hongyi cannon, it was more than 100 catties, and it required the joint efforts of several soldiers to carry it to the top of the city. And that box of ammunition also weighed dozens of pounds. The steps to the city wall were very narrow, and hundreds of Qi family soldiers had to race against time, and they had to carry them up desperately, so anxious that Shi Biao was sweating profusely.

At the same time, the Mongol brigade had reached a distance of one hundred and twenty paces outside the city walls. At this distance, neither a bird or a bow or arrow can pose a threat, and only artillery can hit it.

The Mongols had already heard in advance that there was no artillery at the head of Zunhua City, and they immediately made up their minds, so they dared to go so close.

Seeing that many Ming troops suddenly appeared at the head of the city, the chief of the Duoyan tribe waved his hand, stopped the large group of men and horses, lightly lifted the reins of the horse, stepped forward a few steps from the formation, and shouted in Chinese: "The Duoyan Tabu Bag is here with contempt!" Zunhua guards, dare you come out to answer! ”

The big war is imminent, and the battlefield is filled with a sense of depression that is about to come. The soldiers on both sides combined were six or seven thousand, but they were all silent. The cries of the contempt were clearly heard on the city.

When Shi Biao saw that this Mongolian enemy chieftain dared to openly call out for battle at such a close distance, he was furious, and shouted in the same voice: "Bah! Why did Erduoyan rebel against the imperial court and was not afraid of being exterminated? ”

He looked up to the sky and laughed wildly: "Joke! It's not that my Duoyan Department rebelled against the imperial court, but that the imperial court has repeatedly borne my Duoyan Ministry! If you know each other, hurry up and surrender, we Mongolians have always kept their word and promised not to kill a single person! ”

As he spoke, he shook the portrait in his hand and said, "Moreover, as long as we catch this person, we will immediately withdraw from the gate and go back to our prairie!" ”

He was talking triumphantly, when he suddenly heard an unbearable angry scolding from the city: "What a big scrotum, close your two big yin lips for me!" ”