Chapter 845: The Longest Winter (I)

In the face of the desperate resistance of the Mongolian army, although the Qi family army was brave. However, the besieging side was already at a disadvantage, and the other side completely put life and death out of the way, and although the offensive was fierce for a while, it was unable to achieve results for a long time, and the war fell into anxiety.

Seeing that more and more Mongolian troops gathered into the gap in the city wall. Qi Jiguang didn't mean to stop at all. He waved his flag and ordered the Ming troops assembled under the two cities in the southeast to immediately start the siege. This time, without the help of the hidden explosives, they had to carry the ladder. Honestly climb the city walls. Although the number of Mongolian troops on these two sides is small. But relying on the condescending position, even the women and children were willing to risk arrows and stones, came to the city, poured boiling cauldrons of hot water into the city, threw boulders, rolled logs, and overturned the ladder of the siege city, and saw the Ming army fall down the city like dumplings, even if one of them climbed up with luck. It was also surrounded and annihilated by the Mongols, and the losses were great as soon as they came up.

Since ancient times. The most difficult thing is the siege battle, and the defenders naturally have a great advantage, "even with one enemy and ten, and the other party is fighting for the homeland, and its combat effectiveness can be imagined." If possible. Qi Jiguang will take a more prudent approach. Forge more powerful siege equipment and build better siege fortifications, in exchange for less sacrifice for more time. They are all the best Han men. Qi Jiguang really didn't want to see such a sacrifice, but the situation forced him. He had to break the city as soon as possible, and once it dragged on for a long time, the scattered Mongol cavalry would inevitably regroup. Coming to the castle again. What's more, his most feared enemy, Altan Khan of the Tumut tribe, "may send troops to the Hetao at any time." At that time, the scattered Ordos tribes will be united. Showing the true strength of the Mongol cavalry, the Ming army would have fallen into a nightmare if it had no city to rely on.

Therefore, in the battle plan drawn up yesterday, Qi Jiguang and Liu Xian reached a consensus that no matter how big the sacrifice is, they must take Dongsheng City in one go today. I saw that my soldiers had only attacked two or three times. There is a posture of not working hard. Look at the Qi family army again, after paying so much sacrifice, they still fought with the enemy desperately. Liu Xian's face couldn't hold back, and he said hello to Qi Jiguang. He put on his armor and went into battle, and led the cavalry of his own guards to besiege and inspect the city. Seeing that his cousin Liu He couldn't hold back. Some of the troops began to retreat and rushed over.

But he ignored Liu He, but came directly to the city. Stopped a retreating officer and waved the Glaive in his hand.

The hand rises and falls, and the head is in a different place!

The retreating soldiers watched in horror at this horrific scene. Liu Xian's eyesight was so good, he directly killed the one with the highest rank...... is also a son of a family of military generals who usually disobey him. In fact, the children of Yulin are the strongest, and they will never be so bad, it is these families of military generals who regard soldiers as private property only want to gain military merits, but they do not want their strength to be damaged. I want to withdraw so quickly.

Coldly staring at his subordinates, Liu Xian used the Glaive Knife that had just killed someone to draw a blood-red line on the ground, and he spit out the words word by word: "Those who cross this line will be killed!" The soldiers immediately grabbed their guns and pointed them at the officers and soldiers who were about to retreat.

The retreating Ming army stopped.

1 "Since the morning of the battle, the Qi family army has sacrificed ten times more than you, but it is still fighting bravely! …… Liu Xian's loud voice, the roar of guns and cannons, and the chaotic environment were abundant, and they could reach the ears of every soldier: 1 "The guest army is still like this, you self-proclaimed brave and brave guys, are you so cowardly? …… His mocking voice sounded:1 "Don't forget, it's you Shaanxi children who don't share the sky with these captives, not them!" ……

His sarcastic words reached everyone's ears, and the officers and soldiers were ashamed and indignant, each of them had brothers and relatives killed by the Mongols. How can you let the guest army help to avenge yourself but be a turtle with a shrunken head?

1 "Kill all the captives, and restore my victory!" …… Liu Xianyi waved the glaive knife in his hand and pointed in the direction of the city: 1 "It's today!." , the Ming army launched an offensive again, and if it did not break the east victory, it would not withdraw its troops!

This time, the defenders obviously felt the pressure increase, but they also fought hard, almost 10,000 people in the city were empty, all gathered above and below the city walls, and the men desperately resisted the enemy. Even the Ming army, who rushed to the top of the city, jumped off the city wall, and never let them stand firm in the city. Women and children transported ammunition, wood and stones, and the old men repaired the broken city walls, united as one, and swore to fight to the death. The Ming army relied on the outnumbered number of people. There was also artillery support. It's not something that the Mongolian army can repel either. For a time, there were rocks and artillery fire, and both sides died, and countless people died......

Unconsciously, this battle was fought until dark, but the Ming army did not have the slightest intention of withdrawing troops, "but under the cover of night, the offensive became more and more violent, the ladder overturned and erected, and those who fell down and did not die continued to climb." Those who climbed up raised their swords and fought to the death with the enemy.

In order to see the Qingming army, the Mongols lit countless torches. Illuminate the city as bright as day, and continue to fight fiercely......

From morning to night, Qi Jiguang stood there motionless, not running out of dripping grains of rice, staring coldly at the tragic battle at the head of the city, until he found that it was as dark as ink and he could no longer see the herald beside him, so he whispered: 1 "Let's start!". , "one" "one" one, one "one" one, one "one" "one" one, one "one" one, one

When the west city, the south city and the east city were inseparable and crumbling, the north of Jinong City was quiet, and the siege was three and one, which was the code of siege since ancient times. The Mongolian army is naturally no stranger. They knew that the Ming army did not attack the north gate because they wanted the defenders in the city to abandon the city and flee under pressure, so as to obtain the city at the lowest cost.

When arming the defenses, the Mongol nobles expected that the other side might launch a surprise attack here...... In fact, the terrain of this generation is flat and wide, which is not conducive to the concealment and surprise attack of troops, and it is difficult to find the focus of attack. But they still sent the most elite 2,000 Jinong guards to defend here.

In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the nobles will leave the most elite troops here in order to preserve their strength and protect the smooth retreat.

However, as the war became tighter, the Mongols had to draw men from here to support elsewhere. The city is too big. The lack of defenders is precisely the fatal weakness of the Mongolian army. As Qi Jiguang said, if there were 20,000 people defending the city, it would be impossible for the Ming army to capture it, but no tribe was willing to enter the city to fight alongside the people of the Nuoyan tribe, so they mobilized all the men between the ages of fourteen and sixty. There are only more than 12,000 people.

This number was sufficient to defend the city in the early stage, but as the Ming offensive continued, the defenders' casualties increased, and its shortcomings of lack of reserves were exposed. In order to plug the gap in Xicheng, Zhong Jin Beiji held Jinong's short sword and transferred 500 troops from Beicheng to block the defense line that would be broken.

Later, the war was fierce, and even the old man and the woman went to the city, so how could the idle Mongolian warriors hold on? From time to time, they took the initiative to support the defense of the nearby city walls. The number of people imperceptibly decreased, and by the time it got dark, a long stretch of the city wall was up. There were less than 400 people.

Just these 400 people, listening to the shouts and killing voices from the other three sides, still scratching their hearts and lungs, they can't wait to live and die with their relatives in the past!

Soon, however, they discovered that they would not be lonely. One of the world's most elite armies is quietly closing in on the city!

1 The name of the Qi family army is so loud that the army led by Qi Jiguang is called "Qi Family Army,!" However, it was the Yiwu soldiers of Zhejiang who really laid down the 1 Qi family army, and this honorary title!

At that time, Qi Jiguang witnessed a four-month armed fight between Yiwu miners, villagers, and miners from other towns, with as many as 30,000 participants. This general, who had already been on the battlefield for a long time at that time, was shocked beyond measure. As for what he saw and felt at the time, he later went back to report the silence. Said: 1 The end of the general since childhood with his father in the army, the Quartet, at the age of twenty-two to participate in the examination is encountered by the invasion of the Ta, served as a guard, and later stationed in Jimen. I have also witnessed the Tartar Iron Horse, coming and going without a trace, moving like thunder, which can be called swift. Later, he was transferred to Xi to fight against the Japanese Kou, who were good at using swords, strong in martial arts, and violent in temperament, making them a rare and formidable enemy. However, after a pause, he spit out the fear that was stuffed in his heart and said: "It is not an exaggeration to say that most of the strong generals in the world have seen it, but they have never been afraid. But such as Yiwu people's bravery, domineering, good at fighting and fearless, it is really something I have never seen before, which makes people frightened and terrible! Terrible! ”

At last. He said something like this: "If I am allowed to recruit 4,000 soldiers in Yiwu, the rebellion of the Japanese will be peaceful!" ”

Shen Mo said that Hu Zongxian was moved, and Qi Jiguang's request was granted. Qi Jiguang recruited the most elite and brave 4,000 men from Yiwu, and this is why there is a world-famous Qi family's army!

The outstanding achievements in the southeast were almost all won by Yiwu soldiers, and later Qi Jiguang moved to the north, so he naturally brought them with him. Half of those with more flexible minds were sent to serve as officers at all levels in the Fengfeng battalion, and the remaining half continued to stay by Qi Jiguang's side as Qi Jiguang's personal soldiers!

The average age of the officers and men of this unit is about 30 years old. All of them have experienced a hundred battles, are strong in martial arts, have rich experience, and are at the peak of professional soldiers. Its combat effectiveness is unparalleled in the world. Before, Qi Jiguang didn't send them into battle for a long time, just waiting for this opportunity to be decided by the first battle.

The Yiwu soldiers dressed in black walked through the hot battlefield and quietly bypassed from the east and west. Under the cover of night, the whole process was extremely hidden, and it was not until they carried out the ladder and began to ascend the city that the Mongols on the north wall realized that something was wrong! hurriedly shouted to block, but the Ming army carried twenty ladders and climbed from various sections of the city wall to attack the city, "The number of the Mongolian army is too small, and it is impossible to block all the attack routes of the Ming army at all."

When the Yiwu soldiers approached the city wall, they hooked their legs to the ladder. With one hand, he untied the earth-shattering thunder hanging from his waist (Note 1), and with the other hand, he took out a fire fold and quickly lit the fuse, which burned about halfway. He threw it into the city, and it exploded just above the head of the Mongolian army, and shrapnel and iron nails flew and blew up at that time.

The Yiwu soldiers took the opportunity to climb to the top of the city, and did not use any firearms, but first formed a three-talent formation to resist the counterattack of the Mongolian army and cover the follow-up troops to enter the city. When there were more people, they formed a five-element array suitable for fighting in a narrow area, and killed the Mongolian troops who were still blocking the siege.

The elite of the Mongolian army guarding the northern city are all strong and skilled in martial arts. But in front of the Yiwu soldiers with stronger martial arts and exquisite formations, they are like chickens and dogs, and no one can be the enemy of unity............ They swung their swords to block the attack from above. was pierced through the heart by a spear, blocking the position of the heart, but his feet were cut off by the Pu knife. Completely overwhelmed.

The defenders were completely suppressed, and there were more and more Yiwu soldiers who climbed to the top of the city, and in a blink of an eye, the Mongolian army was surrounded, and the tide drowned......

The other three walled Mongols have not yet discovered the loss of the northern city. In fact, they themselves are all shaky and cannot do anything even if they find out.

The task of guarding this section of the city wall was handed over to the follow-up troops who had not yet climbed up, and the Yiwu soldiers did not stop dividing their troops to kill the east and west city walls.

Suddenly attacked from the flanks. The Mongolian army, which was fighting hard to defend against the enemy, suddenly became chaotic. To say that they are also quite kind, they don't need to lead the organization, so they immediately rushed over to fill the gap, but unfortunately it was too late. The wolf-like Yiwu soldiers can't stop it at all!

The Mandarin Duck Array composed of Yiwu soldiers is the real Mandarin Duck Array, its power in the flat ground melee combat, not by bravery can be stopped, the Mongolian army is mostly fighting fiercely all day, the grain of rice is not exhausted, encountering the Yiwu soldiers like a mad tiger, where can it be a combination of enemies?

Soon, the Yiwu soldiers stirred up the chaos in the city, the pressure of the siege troops gradually, more and more officers and soldiers rushed to the city, and finally the Ming army, which had finally gained a firm foothold, did not say a word, and cut at the Mongolian army, to vent the grievances and anger of the day.

The Mongolian army is still brave, but the number is at a disadvantage, morale is greatly hit, the Ming army completely occupies Shangfan, more importantly, the invincible Yiwu soldiers join the war group, where the war is tight, they will appear there, kill the Mongolian army is defeated and retreated, finally, the east and west sections of the city wall have been lost...

The 30,000 Ming army was red-eyed and climbed into the city from various city walls. Prepare for a bloody bath in Dongkatsu City!