"Brother Chen!"
Chen Shangchuan cried while caressing Chen Anping's body. Chen Anping was not only his lieutenant, but also his kinsman. Together, the two brothers followed Emperor Guangwu to revive Mingzuo. They experienced countless bloody battles and conquered countless fortified cities. Unexpectedly, this bullet
In this small town, the two brothers were separated forever!
"If I don't take revenge for this, I swear I won't be a human being!"
After crying for Chen Anping, Chen Shangchuan came to Zhu Ruofeng, knelt down and said, "Your Highness, please let the last general attack again. If it fails, you will be willing to accept the military law!"
"This~"
Zhu Ruofeng saw the miserable situation of the city attack just now and knew that this city was not easy to fight. Military orders were not issued casually, so he hesitated.
"The final general is willing to lend a helping hand to Mr. Chen," a firm voice sounded.
Zhu Ruofeng took a closer look and saw that this man was not tall, strong and powerful, but he was Deng Yao, the commander-in-chief of Tongzhou.
Although Deng Yao was worshiped as the Commander-in-Chief of Tongzhou, he was also from Wuchuan, Guangdong, and he and Chen Shangchuan were fellow villagers. They had both served as generals under Chang Guogong Li Mingzhong in the past, and they had a very close friendship. Seeing that Chen Shangchuan had suffered a big loss, he
Filled with righteous indignation, he vowed to vent his anger for his old friend.
When he saw him, Zhu Ruofeng nodded slightly. This man was both wise and brave, so he was very useful. He asked seriously: "This city has a special structure. How does Mr. Deng plan to attack it?"
Deng Yao was confident, "The last general has just observed this city. The reason why it is difficult to attack is because the city wall is recessed and has many corners, so there are many shooting points for the defenders. Our army has far more troops than the Rakshasa people."
, you can select three hundred gunmen, a team of thirty, to take charge of ten side walls. Shoot intensively from bottom to top to cover the infantry siege; then select three hundred forwards to attack fiercely from these ten places;
At this place, send troops to pretend to attack. If there are not more than a hundred Rakshasa ghosts, this city will be conquered."
"Good plan!"
Zhu Ruofeng praised him and ordered Chen Shangchuan and Deng Yao to attack Lenask Fort again.
At noon, the second wave of attacks by the Ming army began. Chen Shangchuan and Deng Yao were fully prepared. Gunmen fired intensively under the city to cover the infantry siege. Although it was difficult to hit the defenders protected by low walls, the dense
The rain of bullets effectively interfered with the shooting of the Rakshasa people, and the smoke of the bullets also blurred the vision of the Rakshasa musketeers.
Chen Shangchuan was eager for revenge and led his soldiers up with short axes. As soon as he jumped onto the fort wall, he chopped down a Rakshasa with the short ax in his hand. This kind of short ax was very useful in close combat. Not far from him,
It is Deng Yao who is holding two swords. The two swords are stained with blood and he is unstoppable.
More and more Ming troops climbed onto the fort wall. Mikhail, the Rakshasa centurion, knew he could not hold on and lowered the flag.
"Want to surrender? Dream on! Give me Brother Chen his life!"
In grief and anger, Chen Shangchuan struck down Mikhail with an axe, breaking Mikhail into two pieces.
On November 29, the 13th year of the reign of Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army captured Lenask Fort in one day, killing one hundred enemies and injuring two hundred themselves.
Although the Upper Lenask Fort was quickly captured, demonstrating the power of the Ming Dynasty's military, Zhu Ruofeng was still deeply impressed by the solidity of this star fort and the huge casualties.
What is hateful is that the three remaining castles near Bratsk: Tutursk Castle, Bratsk Castle, and Irimsk Castle are all star castles.
Zhu Ruofeng gritted his teeth and ordered deep ditches and high fortresses to besiege the three forts. Without fighting, it lasted ten days.
Zhang Luxiang, a lecturer at the Hanlin Academy who accompanied the army on the expedition, was very anxious. He entered the tent and advised: "Your Highness surrounded the Rakshasa people in the city but did not attack the city. Is it because you are worried that the city they built is too strong and if you attack the city by force, there will be too many casualties?"
"Exactly." Facing his teacher, Zhu Ruofeng did not hide anything and said bluntly: "The castle of the Rakshasa people is very strong. In the battle of Upper Lenask Fort, our army suffered twice as many casualties as the enemy. If every city had With such a strategy, I am afraid that after capturing Bratsk, Gu's army will be crippled. It is better to surround the enemy and wait until their food is exhausted, and then win without fighting."
"Your Highness is confused! We have a large army, so we can fight quickly. If we delay the time, the reinforcements from Moscow will arrive, and it will be difficult to fight. Besides, the Rakshas have been operating here for a long time, how can they not have enough food? The siege lasted only half a year. It may not be effective. Wouldn’t it be a waste of opportunity?”
"Master Zhang, I understand what you are saying, but I really can't bear to sacrifice the lives of soldiers!"
Zhang Luxiang couldn't help but sigh in his heart. This student of his has a kind character. If he has a chance in the future, he will definitely be a benevolent king! Unfortunately, he is too kind and not ruthless enough. When it comes to fighting, just make military exploits and don't care about the lives of those warriors. What to do? I guess His Majesty sent him to the battlefield because he wanted to toughen him up through the bloody battlefield.
Although he was disapproving of his disciple's benevolence as a woman, Zhang Luxiang was still a little moved. A benevolent person is invincible. He was willing to serve the King of Yu with all his heart. Wasn't it because of the word "benevolence" in him?
"Your Highness cherishes the lives of soldiers and is truly benevolent and righteous. However, I believe that we should attack the city immediately. If the opportunity is missed, more people will die."
Zhu Ruofeng thought for a while and said: "Master Zhang's words are reasonable, so I will follow your advice."
Zhang Luxiang stroked his beard happily and said, "Looking at the situation of the enemy city, Irimsk Fort is a wooden city. If the artillery bombardment is concentrated, it will definitely catch fire and collapse. As for Bratsk Fort and Tutursk Fort, you might as well look for Ji The king asked for some Rakshasa troops to surrender, and sent them to persuade them to surrender. Attacking the city is the bottom priority, and attacking the heart is the top priority."
"Well, Guquan listens to Master Zhang."
On December 10, the siege of Irimsk Castle began.
Fifty Ming army artillery vehicles gathered under the city and bombarded them day and night. Ming army archers also continued to shoot rockets into the city.
Although there was a reservoir inside the fort, the Rakshasa army kept pouring water to extinguish the fire and contained the fire. However, after three days of bombardment by artillery and the burning of the fire, two sections of the fort wall finally collapsed.
"Soldiers, the opportunity to perform meritorious service has come. Follow me and kill." Wu Jingbo Wang Guoxi roared and was the first to rush into the city. Stimulated by the word "meritorious service", the Ming army soldiers roared in.
Centurion Ilya, seeing that he was not the right one, led a dozen Rakshasa soldiers in an attempt to break out of the encirclement, but was shot to death by the Ming army's commander-in-chief Li Shiyuan.
After capturing Irimsk Fort, the Ming army cut off Bratsk's connection with the outside world and attacked Tutursk Fort and Bratsk Fort day and night.
Unfortunately, these two castles are made of earth and stone structures, which are much stronger than wooden castles. Khovansky and Radudakovsky are veteran generals with rich experience in defending the city. After ten days of continuous attack, these two castles are still vulnerable.
Not moving at all.
On December 23rd, Zhu Ruodeng, the king of Ji in the Ming Dynasty, arrived with a large army. The Jing clan covered the sun, their swords and spears were like forests, and the huge momentum could destroy the mountains.
"Second brother, I have been unable to capture Tutursk and Bratsk Forts for a long time. Please punish me." As soon as they met, Zhu Ruofeng apologized to his brother.
"Hey, the third brother had previously conquered Verkhorensk, Butarisk, Stolbovsk, and Balagansk, and now he captured Verkhno Lenask Fort in less than a month.
and Irimsk Fort, their hard work is great, so why are they guilty? As for Tutursk and Bratsk, they are just the end of the war. Our 20,000 troops will attack day and night, and they will be defeated sooner or later. Don't worry." Zhu Ruodeng was busy.
Comfort your brother.
Zhu Ruofeng remembered Zhang Luxiang's words to persuade him and said: "Brother, it is a good thing to surrender without fighting. Why don't you send some Rakshasa soldiers to persuade the Rakshasa people in the city to surrender?"
"Oh, this is really a good method. A few days ago, Brother Yu went to Shufu Emperor and appointed Franzbekov, the surrendered Rakshasa Warlord, as the pacification envoy to Northern Xinjiang. Since he became an official of the Ming Dynasty, he must serve the Ming Dynasty
Please send him to persuade him to surrender."
This chapter has been completed!