The trebuchets and siege engines were completely destroyed in an instant. Timur was so angry that he was shaking on his horse. He roared loudly, waved his whip, and ordered a storm!
Without the trebuchets and siege engines, Timurid's army was at an absolute disadvantage facing the Ming army standing on the high city wall. If the Timurids wanted to attack the Ming army, they could only rely on bows and arrows.
As for the siege and defense of cities, the Ming Dynasty dares to claim the second place, and no one in the world dares to claim the first place. After all, in the land of the Ming Dynasty, there have been battles for thousands of years, and most of the battles were in the defense and siege of the city.
Facing the single offensive method of the Timurids, the Ming Dynasty was in full bloom. Bows and arrows, thunderbolts, kerosene, stone throwing, etc. all went into battle. ??
The Timurids, who did not even have a ladder, did not even reach the edge of the city wall, so they suffered tens of thousands of casualties, and finally had to retreat temporarily.
When the sun rose the next day, Timur's army was dispatched again and began a new day's attack. However, due to the lack of siege equipment and the fierce firepower of the Ming army, Timur's attack was only in vain.
Just casualties.
As a last resort, Timur had no choice but to order a suspension of the attack. He immediately sent people to build siege equipment, preparing to wait until the new siege equipment was built, and then take Jiayuguan in one go.
Lan Yu also took this opportunity to adjust the Ming army's rest and reorganization to maintain combat effectiveness; at the same time, he immediately wrote a report on the victory in the first battle and rushed it to the capital for 800 miles.
Beijing.
Zhu Biao summoned Han Du to Qianqing Palace.
"Lanyu fought well and won the first battle."
Han Du nodded in agreement. Being able to win the first battle was a good start no matter how you looked at it.
However, when Handu saw that Timur had mobilized millions of people to farm in the Eastern Chagatai Khanate, and brought countless cattle, sheep, horses and camels, he couldn't help but be a little worried and said, "It seems that the troops are strong and the cattle and sheep food are well prepared."
This Timur is ready to continue the war."
Zhu Biao nodded with deep feeling and sighed, "Yes, Lan Yu's battle will not be easy."
Not only will it not be easy, it will even be a question of whether it can be defended. Tamerlane claims to have an army of one million. If Timur is determined to attack Jiayuguan without fear of casualties, Lan Yu may not be able to defend it.
Han Du pondered for a while and said, "The most powerful weapon for defending the city is cannon. I think we should send another batch of cannon to Lan Yu."
Zhu Biao thought for a long time and said, "It is not easy to transport the cannon from the capital to Jiayuguan, thousands of miles away, and the number cannot be too large."
Han Du nodded in agreement.
Cannons and divine thunder guns are now the artifacts of the Ming Dynasty. Except for the Capital Ordnance Bureau, anyone else who dares to privately manufacture them will be guilty of annihilating the nine tribes.<
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No matter how critical Jiayuguan was, Handu would not agree to move the cannon castings to Jiayuguan, and could only transport them there after they were built in the capital.
Compared with the loss of Jiayuguan, Handu was more worried about the abduction of the craftsmen who were deeply skilled in cannon casting.
"There must be at least two hundred cannons. Too few are meaningless, and more gunpowder must be transported." Han Du suggested.
"Okay." Zhu Biao agreed without thinking.
Tamerlane's camp.
Timur had been in a bad mood for the past few days since he failed in the first siege of the city. If the waiter around him made a slight mistake, he would be executed without hesitation.
In these days, Tamerlane has executed three waiters one after another, leaving all the waiters around him in danger and panic.
After the new siege engines and trebuchets were built, Tamerlane felt a little better and stopped killing the attendants around him at will.
Lan Yu saw Timur's trebuchets and siege engines dispatched again, and smiled slightly and said, "Last time, I wanted to see what Timur had done, so I gave them a chance to get closer. Now, I
Let these rags of Tamerlane never even get a chance to get close. Come on!"
"The final general is here." A general immediately bowed with his fists clasped.
Lan Yu put down the telescope and said with a calm look, "Send the order and tell the artillerymen to destroy these wood scum for me."
.If these things are eliminated on their way forward, all artillerymen will be rewarded with a treasure banknote each. If they are allowed to approach, all artillerymen will each receive ten military sticks."
"Follow the order." The general stood up with a smile, "Young master, please just watch. I will make sure that no broken thing comes near, so as not to disturb your eyes."
"It's useless to talk nice. If you have the ability, let me see it." Lan Yu waved her hand towards the general.
The general's expression became serious and he said, "Then please take a look at it."
After saying this, the general went down to deliver the order.
Boom~Boom~Boom~
After a burst of artillery fire, Timur watched helplessly as the siege engines and trebuchets he had placed high hopes on were destroyed by the Ming army's artillery from a distance before they could reach their designated positions.
"This is impossible! How can their cannons shoot so far and with such accuracy?" Tamerlane couldn't believe his eyes. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he might not have been able to do so.
I can't believe there is such a cannon.
It's not like Timur has never seen cannons. Although cannons are powerful, their range is actually very limited. And there is no accuracy at all. You can only rely on luck to kill the enemy.
But the Ming army's cannons were completely different. Not only were they far more powerful, their accuracy was also extraordinary.
You must know that although trebuchets and siege engines are very big, more than three feet high, but at a distance of a mile, this thing looks no bigger than a thumb. If you want to hit it, in Timur's view
It's simply impossible.
The newly built siege engines and trebuchets could not even reach their designated positions and were destroyed by the Ming army. Timur knew that he could not count on these two weapons for siege in this battle.
They simply stopped making new ones and directly ordered to storm Jiayuguan.
Faced with the dense rush of Timurids, Lan Yu let the cannon fire for a while and then ordered to stop firing. This was because Lan Yu discovered that when the cannon was from a high position, its lethality to the Timurids below was really limited. Iron
The balls fell from the sky, and many of them hit the sand and gravel directly, injuring few people, and completely incomparable to the good effects of attacking siege engines and trebuchets.
Rather than wasting precious artillery shells on the Timurids, why not keep them first? What if the Timurids realize that they have no cannons and come up with siege engines and trebuchets?
It has to be said that these two siege weapons are very powerful. If Lan Yu didn't have a cannon, he would be a little scared to face these two things.
The two sides soon entered into a battle to attack and defend the city, but without the help of siege engines and trebuchets, the Timurids lacked means of siege. The lethality of bows and arrows against the Ming army, which was protected by battlements and wooden baffles, was extremely limited.
, it won’t have much effect at all.
Therefore, Timur saw countless arrows hitting the city wall, but he did not see the intensity of the Ming army's counterattacks weakening. Even the areas that had just been covered by arrows were able to fight back continuously in the next moment. This made
Timur was puzzled. He didn't understand how Mingren did this. Could it be that the arrows couldn't hurt them at all?
For a whole day, Timur's people were in a passive position of being beaten. After leaving thousands of people behind, Timur had to order the troops to retreat.
After more than ten days of continuous siege, and after paying the price of tens of thousands of casualties, Timur finally figured out that the Ming army had something to resist the arrows falling from the sky. Moreover, finally a smart Timurid suggested
Attacked the city with ladders.
So Timur immediately ordered craftsmen to make ladders.
When the next time they attacked the city, Lan Yu saw that the Timurid people were like centipedes, carrying hundreds of wooden ladders to attack the city. Ladders were different from siege engines, although they were not as useful as siege engines.
, but it is also very small and can be carried around by more than a dozen people with one hand. There is no way a cannon can handle such a ladder.
However, the Ming army had seen too many such siege methods. They didn't even need the general's orders. They put a ladder up on the city wall, and soldiers immediately pushed the ladder down with horizontal bars. Even if they encountered the Timurids below,
He held on tightly to prevent the Ming army from pushing him. The Ming army directly threw a big stone down the ladder, hitting the Timurid people below until they cried for their fathers and mothers, and were seriously injured.
After a day of fierce fighting, the Timurids finally touched the battlements, but there was nothing
No matter how the bird used it, it was easily repelled again.
That night, Lan Yu summoned all the generals to the commander's tent.
He glanced at the generals and said solemnly, "You have also seen what happened today. Although the Timurid people were not allowed to rush to the city wall, they were allowed to touch the edge of the city wall. If the Timurid people use more ladders next time
If the ants attack the city, sooner or later they will attack the city wall."
"Fight them if you dare to come!" A general immediately clenched his fists and shouted loudly.
"That's right, kill one to get enough money, kill two to earn one, you're so scared."
"Sir, isn't the emperor just sending cannon and gunpowder? When these things arrive, let's kill those bearded ghosts!"
Seeing the high morale of the generals under his command, Lan Yu nodded with great satisfaction. He raised his hand and pressed it, saying, "I know that you are all brave and good at fighting, and you have put life and death aside for a long time. But what I want to say is, what we want is to defend
There is no need to fight head-on with the Timurids in Jiayuguan."
"What's your clever plan, sir?" a general next to him asked quickly.
Lan Yu waved and summoned the generals to his side, pointed at the map on the table, looked at everyone with a smile and said, "The Marquis has observed carefully these days, and there is almost no trace of movement in the Timurid camp."
.In other words, they never thought that anyone would attack the camp."
The army is stationed outside. In order to avoid being discovered by the enemy, the camps must be changed every day. Even the commander's tent cannot be in a fixed location. Otherwise, what if someone finds out and is directly approached and beheaded?
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The Timur camp has not been changed for so many days. It is possible that Timur never thought that the Ming army would dare to go out of the city to fight with him. Think about it, he has 550,000 troops, which is indeed the case.