Sure enough, the first ladder was successfully erected. In the process of erecting the ladder, there was no resistance. After the ladder was erected, several of the toughest Tartars immediately climbed up the ladder. They were very agile and quickly climbed to the middle of the ladder. There are more and more tartars gathered under the ladder. Like ants, they crowded around the ladder, ready to climb up in order.

Almost at the same time, on the walls of Fort Weizhen, the second, the third...... A handful of ladders were all set up smoothly. A large number of Tatar cavalry, like monkeys, went up in a hurry. The fastest climber could almost reach the battlements of Fort Will. There was still a little distance to go, and they would be able to reach the top of Fort Will. As long as they succeeded in ascending, Fort Weizhen was breached.

"That's it!" Sobud slapped his palm fiercely. Damn Weizhen Fort, damn Xu Xingxia, it's finally over! Successfully erecting the ladder is equivalent to victory beckoning to you! Even if you Xu Xingxia have the ability to have three heads and six arms, it is impossible for you to deal with so many Tatar warriors! Hahaha, my shame can finally be washed away!

Thinking that he could kill Xu Xingxia, Sobud was a bit of a crazy move. He slammed the horse's belly and rushed to the front. He wanted to rush into the city as fast as possible and see Xu Xingxia, or Xu Xingxia's corpse, as soon as possible. Even if Xu Xingxia died, he would have to crush the other party's corpse to ashes in order to relieve his hatred.

"Smack!" Paro Court also slammed his fist hard. His heart, the same excitement. It seems that his previous intuition was inaccurate. Xu Xingxia doesn't have that much ability. His skills are just a flash in the pan, and there is nothing to worry about at all. The ladder is erected, and Fort Weizhen is definitely going to be finished.

However, at this moment, something seemed to be thrown from the top of Fort Will, which at first glance looked like a package, and its appearance seemed to be dark yellow. Faintly, on top of the package, there were sporadic fires flickering. Paro Court didn't care. He thought that what the defenders threw out was a mess of fire oil and so on. Subconsciously, he thought in his mind, hum, a group of stupid guys, at this time, they actually thought that they could burn the ladder with fire oil? Dream on!

As for Sobud, he was bent on rushing to the front and catching Xu Xingxia as soon as possible. He was sure that Xu Xingxia had lost his ability to fight, and his archery skills could no longer threaten him. Therefore, his horse sprinted quite quickly, and soon came to a place less than twenty feet from the city wall. Along the way, he did not suffer from Xu Xingxia's sniping. He was convinced once again that Xu Xingxia was finished.

However, at this moment, a dazzling burst of fire burst out. This fire was so dazzling that Sobud and Paro Ge couldn't help but subconsciously close their eyes. Sobud, who was very close to the firelight, even felt that his eyes seemed to sting suddenly, and with the darkness in front of him, he could not see anything.

"Boom!"

There was a loud sound of the sky cracking and the earth cracking.

The whole earth trembled violently.

"Gray Yuyu!"

A large number of war horses let out a miserable neigh, showing the horror in their hearts. Some of the war horses, even because of excessive fright, kept running around. Their masters were also scattered and galloped, unable to control the panic of their mounts. For a while, all the Tatars were startled by the sturdiness, and everyone's faces became extremely pale.

This time the Tatars went south with a large number of war horses, numbering more than two thousand. The spare horses, frightened, fled in all directions, giving the Tatar grooms a headache. They had to gather back the Han slaves in front of them and send them everywhere in search of war horses. For the Hellergin tribe, war horses are the foundation of survival and cannot be abandoned at will.

The worst is still Sobud. He was very close to the site of the explosion, less than fifteen feet. After a loud bang, a huge wave of air overturned him directly from his horse. The frightened mount, ignoring his master, ran away. Fortunately, the fifteen-pound black explosive pack, the explosion power was not enough to pose a fatal threat to him fifteen zhang away. After being fallen, Sobud was not seriously injured.

Taken aback, he hurriedly got up, didn't even want his own war horse, and ran back desperately. He swore that he had never run so fast on foot in his life, and he had even used the strength to feed. It wasn't until he ran to Paroc's side that he was able to stand firmly. At this time, where does he still have the demeanor of the eldest prince of the Hellergin tribe? All over his body, there was mud everywhere, just like Hanako.

"Cannon! Cannon! ”

Sobud cried out breathlessly.

In his impression, only the artillery of the Ming army would be so terrifying. What do you want to say that the nomads are most afraid of the Han army? Cannon is definitely the first choice! However, he couldn't figure it out, damn Weizhen Fort, when did there be a cannon from the Ming army? Damn, damn it! This Xu Xingxia, where did he get the cannon?

"It's not a cannon, it's something else." Paro Go's barely calm voice came. After all, he is the commander of the Kellergin tribe, and he has a lot of combat experience, and his understanding of artillery is not as superficial as that of Sobud. He has seen all kinds of artillery in the Ming army. He was sure that what exploded just now was definitely not a cannon.

The artillery of the Ming army generally fired solid bullets, which were similar to iron balls and the like. If it was a fireworks, that is, a cannonball that would explode, it would not be so powerful. The explosion of the fireworks bomb, he had seen it with his own eyes, was too far worse than the explosion just now. Moreover, it is impossible for the fireworks bomb to explode under the city walls.

I only saw the place where the explosion just now was already a mess. The area within a radius of five zhang has basically been flattened. In the ground, there is a deep crater. The ladder had already been blown into an unknown number of pieces, and all the surrounding tartars fell to the ground. Even by the most optimistic estimates, even if they don't die, I'm afraid they will be crippled.

It may be that some of the tartars were also shaken and there was no reaction at all. They stood at the base of the walls, as if they were fools, and knew nothing what to do. Someone shouted at them, but they didn't react in the slightest. As if they weren't people at all, but sticking up on logs. Some of the Tatars stood and stood, and suddenly blood flowed from their noses, mouths, and ears, and then they fell limply.

There were also Tatars, standing and standing, with blood coming out of their bodies everywhere, as if there were many holes in their bodies, and blood was constantly coming out. These were all wounds pierced by the debris inside the explosives bag. In order to ensure the power of the explosives bag, Xu Xingxia put a lot of iron filings, iron nails, iron balls, small stones and other messy things in the explosives bag. If a tartar is splashed by these things, it is estimated that it will have to shed its skin if it does not die.

"Boom!"

Violent explosions kept coming.

The four corners nail brings together the team of Tartars, and the biggest advantage is that it can make the explosive pack exert its maximum power. Since the Tartars have succeeded in doing a little, the white-clothed army will naturally not be polite, and one after another explosives bags will be thrown down without hesitation.

Especially in the direction of the southwest corner, the explosions were like a thousand pounds of heavy hammers, striking hard into the hearts of Sobud and Paroce. Every time there was a loud explosion, the two of them felt that their hearts were beating violently, as if they would explode at any time. The eyes of the two were a little dull.

The southwest corner is where the sub-attack is most intense. The structure of the walls of Fort Weizhen is boxy, and the position of each corner of the wall is the weak point of the defenders. At that time, there were no machine guns, there was no side-fire fire, and it was more difficult to strike at the enemy near the corner. Therefore, the Tartars chose this as the direction of their main attack.

However, Xu Xingxia also realized that the Tartars would launch a fierce attack from here, so he asked Chi Hu to take the white-clothed army and personally guard here. If the tartars come up, they greet them vigorously with explosives packs. As a result, Chi Hu did it to the letter. A large number of explosive packets were thrown from here, causing a loud bang. It is conceivable how big the loss of the Tartars is. Every explosive package will be carried out, and the tartars under the city walls will be blown up all over the place.

Not only Sobud and Paro Ge were stunned and stunned, but even Zhu Zhizhi on the city wall was also frightened and dodged again and again. No way, the power of the explosion is indeed too great. The loud sound of the sky cracking can directly tear people's eardrums apart. What's worse is that the severed limbs and arms of the shattered Tartar will fly to the city wall from time to time and land at her feet. Such a bloody scene, of course, scared her.

Tang Chen's old way can't be calm. He also inadvertently opened his eyes and observed everything around him. However, his eyes were not staring at how miserable the Tartar outside was, but the explosive bag in Xu Xingxia's hand. Apparently, he found the root cause at once. The kind of thing in Xu Xingxia's hand is the most terrifying.

After a series of explosions, there were basically no standing Tartars outside Fort Weizhen, within a distance of fifteen zhang. All the surviving Tartars hurriedly retreated, desperately trying to avoid the explosion range of the explosive packets. In front of them, in a mess lay many of the Tatars' own companions, dead or alive.

"Sobud! Withdrawal! Parocco hurriedly cried out.

"Withdrawal?" Sobud hesitated. If he withdraws his troops, he will have a big problem. The purpose of his southward movement was to kill Xu Xingxia. Now Xu Xingxia did not kill him, but took the surname of so many elite subordinates. He couldn't imagine what would happen to him when the news came back to the Hellergin tribe.

"The troops must be withdrawn! Otherwise, all of our people will die! Parocco shouted angrily. As the commander of the Kellergin tribe, Paroc's status is not much lower than that of Sobud. However, Sobud is the eldest prince after all, and it is not good for him to ignore the other party directly. However, the demand for withdrawal, Paroc is very tough. He couldn't just watch the warriors of the Hyllegin tribe fall in front of Fort Will.

In the final analysis, there is no national enmity between the Kyllegin tribe and the Ming army. The contention between the two sides stems from basic looting. For the sake of profit, the Helgeon tribe can pay a certain price, but if this price exceeds the benefits, it must not do it. Now, it has been fully proven that attacking Fort Weizhen is the most stupid thing to do. He must decisively correct this stupid move.

"Can't be withdrawn!" Sobud screamed hysterically.

"You! Darn! Paroch was furious. He then turned away and ordered the troops to withdraw.

The remnants of the Tatar cavalry hastily withdrew. They were still frightened, and after they withdrew, their faces were still pale and their hearts were beating faster. Many people looked at the city walls of Weizhen Fort with palpitations, trembling inadvertently. The scene just now made a deep impression on them. It's horrible!

His Excellency Paro counted the losses and found that more than 400 people had been lost. For a moment, he almost felt like he was fainting on the spot. Four hundred, that's all the elite cavalry under his command! That's it, it's gone. He looked at his subordinates with a dull gaze, and he couldn't imagine that in just a moment, four hundred subordinates would disappear.

The thousand-man detachment of the Tatars, not every cavalry was so elite. The thousand-man team of the Tatars was actually composed of men from a small tribe, and there were also the old, weak, sick and disabled among them. Tatars over the age of forty are not uncommon at all. Although it is said that the Tatars over the age of forty also have considerable combat effectiveness, there is still a gap between them and the Tatars in their twenties and thirties. The number of the old, weak, sick and disabled is increasing, and the combat effectiveness of the thousand-man team will naturally be affected.

Before going south this time, Hellerkin had specially allocated some of the personnel to Paro Court's thousand-man team. He singled out some of them, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, and added a group of sturdy young men. Therefore, it can be said that the thousand-man team commanded by Paro Pavilion is basically one of the most elite thousand-man teams of the Hellerkin tribe.

At this time, Sobud was already lost and didn't know what to do. Four hundred! Xu Xingxia was not caught, but lost 400 people. He estimated that this time it was his father, and it was impossible to let him go. Thinking of this, Sobud subconsciously pulled out his scimitar and slowly approached his neck.

Parocco saw Sobud's movements, but did not stop them. Originally, he was not very in favor of storming Weizhen Fort. Now, because of the problem of the assault, there have been a large number of casualties, and Sobud is indeed to blame. Four hundred people died in one battle, which was indeed a fatal blow to the Kellergin tribe.

If it had been someone else, it might have been avoided. However, Sobud has already been targeted by other powerful people in the tribe, and his mistakes will definitely be magnified without limit. In the end, it was inevitable to die. Instead of dying in humiliation, if he doesn't commit suicide now, his father's face can also be passed.

In fact, the troops suffered such a big loss, and Parocco himself could not escape the blame. When he goes back this time, he will definitely be punished. Don't count on continuing to be a centurion, it's already benevolent to be reduced to a centurion. However, Paro Ge has a strong psychological endurance, unlike Sobud who can't withstand the blow, he will never commit suicide.

"Report!"

At this time, a probe horse quickly arrived.

"Say!"

Paro Pavilion said bitterly.

"Returning to Your Excellency Commander Qian, the reinforcements from Ningxia City have come out! According to our observations, there were two Ming armies that marched quite fast. We arrested a few Han Chinese and tortured them, and learned that the officers who commanded them were named Li Yunrui and Li Canran. One is the son of the governor of Ningxia, and the other is the son of the chief military officer. Tanma reported loudly.

Paro Ge's originally gloomy expression suddenly perked up, and he said slowly: "Are you sure that they are the sons of the governor and the chief military officer?" They actually led the troops to attack in person? What about the Han Chinese you caught? Bring it on! I'm going to interrogate it myself! ”

The leader of the scouts waved his hand, and several other scouts escorted a few Ming soldiers over. They also do not know how they were captured by the Tatars. However, in the face of the murderous Tatars, they had no choice but to pour beans into a bamboo tube and confess everything they knew.

Li Yunrui and Li Canran did take two Ming army soldiers from Ningxia City and killed in the direction of Weizhenbao. In fact, the commander-in-chief of the two is only nominal and has no real military power. The real commander is actually Lu Yide and another lieutenant general. However, the Ming soldiers below only knew that the two sons were very big, so they thought that the two were commanders.

The soldiers of these two Ming armies, each with 3,000 people, are all cavalry, which can be regarded as the elite of the Ming army. However, in the eyes of the Tatars, the elite and combat effectiveness of the Ming army were also limited. Fighting in the field, the Tatars were never afraid of the cavalry of the Ming army. Not to mention that there are only six thousand, even if it is twice as many, the Tatars dare to go up and challenge.

Paro Ge interrogated the situation clearly, looked at Sobud with gloomy eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Great Prince, we now have a chance to atone for our sins. As long as we defeat the Ming army on these two roads, capture their generals, and then blackmail Ningxia Town to give us a large amount of money, perhaps, this defeat of Weizhen Fort, we can also justify ourselves. ”

Sobud suddenly felt excited, as if a drowning man had grasped a life-saving straw, and hurriedly said loudly: "Good! Good! Good! To the south! To the south! To the south! ”

(To be continued)