"Here we come." Zhang Hong, holding a monocular in his hand, said.

On the grassland directly in front of the Dunbao, the Mongolian army moved slowly. From a distance, it looked like a dense mass of darkness.

Li Shuheng said: "You are the fort guard. It is up to you to direct how to fight next."

After saying this, he and Ma Yunjiu gave way to one side.

Zhang Hong was not polite at this time and said to the ordering soldier beside him: "Pass my order. All gunners are in position and follow the order flag."

The ordering soldier ran quickly to convey the order.

The Mongolian army on the grassland moved in the direction of the Dunbao, and stopped when it was still a few miles away from the Dunbao.

A horseman came out from the Mongolian army alone and galloped towards the Dunbao.

Behind the female wall, firecrackers were revealed, aiming at the cavalry sent by the Mongolian side.

When the Mongolian cavalryman approached the moat, he reined in his reins, stopped, looked up at the people on the fort wall, and shouted loudly: "My family, Taiji, said that God has the virtue of good life. If you Han people open the fort gate, surrender,

My family, Taiji, can save you from death. Otherwise, your lives will be lost when the fortress is breached."

His voice was loud and he spoke in Chinese, word for word reaching the ears of the people on the fort wall.

"Go back and tell your family, Taiji, that our Tiger Flag built a warehouse here with the consent of the Great Khan. Now that Su Nang has sent an army to attack our Tiger Flag's warehouse, isn't he afraid of being blamed by the Great Khan?" Zhang Hongchao

shouted from below.

The Mongolians under the fort sneered and said: "My Taiji led his army to attack because your tiger-character banner killed my Taiji's armored cavalry. Even if the Great Khan is here, you can't stop my Taiji from replacing his subordinates."

Seek justice.”

"So your Taiji will definitely attack my Tiger Flag's warehouse?" Zhang Hong asked.

The Mongols loudly said: "As long as you, the Tiger Flag, open the gate of the fort and surrender, take the initiative to donate the goods in the fort, and promise not to come to the grassland for business in the future, you will be allowed to leave the grassland."

"Then there is no need to discuss it." Zhang Hong said, "Tell Su Nang that if he has the ability, he can come and snatch it. If he wants my tiger-character flag to surrender, bah, let's just dream!"

A mouthful of sticky phlegm spat out from behind the parapet.

When the Mongolian saw the humiliating behavior of the Han on the fort wall, his face sank and he said in a cold voice: "Just wait, I will chop off your head with my own hands."

After saying that, he turned the horse's head, urged the horse to dismount, and retreated towards the direction of the Mongolian army.

On the wall of the fort, Li Shuheng said: "It seems that Su Nang is not only thinking about the goods in the fort, but also wants to drive our Tiger Flag out of the grassland."

"If you want to drive our Tiger Flag out of the grassland, it depends on whether he has the ability." Ma Yunjiu said with a cold look on his face.

Li Shuheng said solemnly: "We must not lose this battle. Once we lose, we will not only lose the goods here in Dunbao. The so-called impact of one move will affect the whole body, which will affect all our trade routes in Monan and Mobei.

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"Don't worry, Deputy Director. We have many soldiers and sufficient food. With the small amount of troops in the food bag, there is nothing we can do. Even if the entire Tumut army besieges our fort, they will not consume all the food in our fort."

Don't even think about taking the Dunbao." Zhang Hong said.

Ma Yunjiu on the side said: "We have already figured out the strength of the Mongols. If they want to capture our fort, it is nothing more than a dream."

"It is a good thing to have confidence, but don't be careless." Li Shuheng said, "As long as we persist until the several military camps of our Tiger Flag have formed a combat effectiveness, our Tiger Flag's army will march north to support us."

Zhang Hong said in a relaxed tone: "With the war preparation materials stored in the fort, it is enough to hold on until winter. Even if the Mongols besiege the fort, we are not afraid."

As early as it was known that Su Nang was about to take action, the Tiger Flag's convoys frequently came to Daheihe from Datong, delivering truckloads of strategic supplies.

Not only was there enough food, but there were also cannons, weapons, armor, gunpowder, iron balls, lead bullets, etc., and even a lot of coal was shipped.

"The Mongols are about to attack the city. It seems to be a ladder." Ma Yunjiu said.

Li Shuheng leaned against the female wall and looked in the direction of the Mongolian army.

Zhang Hong, who was on the other side, was holding a monocular and looked over. At the same time, he said: "Such a small number of people came to attack the Dunbao. This doesn't take us seriously."

Several hundred Mongolian soldiers slowly approached towards the Dunbao.

"This is to fill in our moat." Li Shuheng said.

From a high position, from the top of the fort wall, with a telescope, you can easily see the bags carried on the shoulders of the Mongolians, and you can guess that they are used to fill the river.

The outer perimeter of the fort is surrounded by a moat. Without the addition of a moat, the Mongols would not be able to climb up the fort wall using ladders.

Zhang Hong said to the messenger: "Tell the people in the artillery team that as soon as the Mongols come into range, they will bombard them with artillery and not give them a chance to get close to the moat."

The messenger ran to deliver the order.

Zhang Hong continued to use a monocular telescope to look at the Mongolians approaching the Dunba in the distance, and said sarcastically: "If such a small number of people want to fill the river, they are also thinking blindly."

"It seems that Su Nang doesn't take us seriously at all." Li Shuheng said, "He actually didn't even prepare a few trebuchets. He really thought that he could capture our fortress with just a few ladders."

Ma Yunjiu said with a smile: "With the range of our cannons, even if Su Nang prepares trebuchets, it will be useless. If you want to threaten us, you can't do it with just a few trebuchets."

Several hundred Mongolians on the grassland came within range of the four-pounder cannon.

Bang! Bang! Bang...

Seven or eight cannon shots rang out backwards, and iron balls were thrown at the hundreds of Mongolians who were marching on the grassland.

The first round of shooting is basically measuring the distance and re-adjusting the angle according to the impact point of the iron ball.

But this does not mean that the iron ball in the first round will miss the target. The general direction is still the Mongolians on the grassland.

The sound of artillery exploded, like thunder on a clear day, and the Mongolians carrying bags of soil subconsciously raised their heads and looked in the direction of the sound.

Only one of the iron balls falling from the sky missed, and two more landed in front of the Mongolians. The remaining iron balls hit the Mongolians accurately.

At this time, the cannon shoots iron balls instead of explosive shells. After each iron ball hits the target, it does not stop because it hits the target. Instead, it hits one target and continues to hit the second target.

, it will rise and fall and eject seven or eight times before stopping.

A single iron bullet can plow a long furrow made of flesh and blood through the crowd. Several iron balls fell among hundreds of Mongolians, plowing out several furrows.
Chapter completed!