In the first half of the night, he lay in bed, thinking about ways to defeat the enemy; in the second half of the night, he stood at the top of the city, listening to the Mongolians swearing in the streets.
The morale of the defenders was extremely low. In just one hour of fighting, the local soldiers lost more than 2,000 people, and not even one of the officers in front of the battle, composed of children from branch families, remained.
Even the soldiers who escaped could not organize themselves in a short time.
The only officer who came back alive from the battle was Li Hua'ao, but he was carried back with two blunderbuss and three arrows in his body. He was tortured by doctors for half a night in the racecourse city, but in the end he was not rescued.
The entire army was wiped out.
Despair has enveloped this small border town. Currently, there are only three castles that can provide support to Mo Yujing. Fortunately, the fortresses are not big, and he still has many defenders.
But in terms of morale, these outstanding chieftain soldiers were frightened.
Due to the large number of troops and the subordinate chieftains of various families, after the deaths of the officers of the various formations, neither Mo nor Jinghe Yeguoqi was able to gather and take care of the defeated army at the first time.
So those who were lucky enough to survive spread the power of the enemy in the camp, further deepening the despair of the defenders.
People say that the muskets of the Marshal's Mansion are longer and farther, and can penetrate two people at a hundred paces; they say that their artillery is very heavy, killing eight members of Ji Tusi's family with one shot; others say that it is mounted on a horseback cart
The long-barreled cannon broke two arms and a head with one shot, and even scared a man crazy.
In fact, things are not bad at this point. It is basically the first-hand truth.
After Mo Yujing realized this, the worst happened when he realized the problem.
He gathered up the defeated troops, but instead caused unstoppable rumors to spread among the army, which became even more outrageous.
But overnight, the muskets of the Marshal's Mansion became capable of penetrating a square formation, and the artillery became a great artifact that could defeat the Centurion with one shot.
The Mongolians outside the city were cursing because they were incompetent and furious because there were too many deserters coming down to the city at night and they couldn't catch them.
The sky in the east gradually became brighter, and Mo Yujing yawned. The Mongols under the city placed the long ladders they had made in front of the formation, pushed the Lele cart to fetch soil outside the city, and parked it five hundred steps outside the city.<
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On the black line in the far west, hundreds of military formations are crossing the river and meandering towards this side.
A horseman rode up to the city, shouting and shooting a letter to persuade him to surrender. Mo Yujing opened it and sighed tiredly.
The general marshal in the west began to persuade him to surrender again.
The last attempt to persuade them to surrender was mainly to persuade them to surrender, but this time it is specifically to persuade Mo and Jing to surrender.
Liu Shizi said that I raised the army to stabilize Hehuang. Your soldiers are all Chinese heroes. You have seen what northern Shaanxi is like. The imperial court blocked the pass and it did not hurt me, but it hurt the people of Hehuang. It is the right time for a man to stand in this world.
Loyal to one name or loyal to the people?
You didn't understand this before. Today I am writing to you personally to tell you that if you leave the city and surrender, I will guarantee the safety of you and your subordinates' families. Your subordinates, including Ye Guoqi, will receive the same official status and benefits as before. The military rations will be fully distributed and will not be in arrears.
Mo Yujing's heart was moved, and so were the subordinates who gathered around him.
However, when he took this letter to look for Ye Guoqi, Ye Guoqi did not look at Mo Yujing again. Ye Bingqian, who had been released from house arrest, and his clan nephew tried to persuade him, but he did not change his mind.
Ye Guoqi just said to everyone: "I, the chieftain, have been favored by the emperor to guard this land. Today I will surrender when Liu Chengzong comes, tomorrow I will surrender when Hu Duntu comes, and I will surrender when Huang Taiji comes the day after tomorrow. If everyone surrenders, , that chieftain who has been favored by the imperial court for generations is a joke."
After saying that, he looked at Mo Yujing and said: "Commander Mo, if you are willing to surrender, I will not stop you. There are still other members of the clan who can take charge of the city and leave. If you stay behind, you are willing to stay with me in this city and wait for help." Even if reinforcements are not available, even if the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, we will die together with the city and never surrender."
Mo Yujing's attempts to persuade him were still ineffective. Even he himself was about to be infected by Ye Guoqi's attitude, but the soldiers under his command couldn't do it and clamored to leave the city.
Ye Guoqi shook his head, smiled at Mo Yujingzuo and said, "Commander Mo, then go out. If you leave, there will be more military provisions in this city, so we can hold on longer."
Although Ye Guoqi is smiling on his face, his heart is very cold.
He was once appointed as a military officer to guard Changping, and he was very clear about the offensive and defensive situation in Liaodong. According to his judgment, it was difficult to defend three cities, but it was not impossible to defend only one city of Racecourse.
Because Liu Chengzong came out with all his troops to attack suddenly, intending to win quickly.
As long as we can withstand the fierce attack in the first two days, dampen the spirit of the Western bandits, and drive a nail into the river valley, it may not be impossible.
Through the previous battle, he had realized that Liu Chengzong's army was good at fighting in the field, so he could no longer go out to fight in the city to prevent being ambushed and annihilated; at the same time, he also had to strengthen his internal confidence in defending the city to prevent spies from attacking the city.
Therefore, Ye Guoqi has its own choice in letting people out of the city. Not only those who want to leave will be let out, but also those who do not want to leave.
All Mongolians who have served as soldiers in the Zhenhai camp, have an accent from Yulin and Ningxia in northern Shaanxi, and have escaped from the west, those who are not determined to fight among the local soldiers, and those directly related to the chieftains of various families, will all be released.
After all, there is one principle: no one who may be incited to rebel will be left in the city.
In the crowded Racecourse City, due to Ye Guoqi's decision, nearly half of the defenders were immediately selected for release, reducing the nearly 7,000 defenders to 4,000 in the blink of an eye.
The roar of cannons was heard in the distance, and the cavalry outside the city began to move eastward across the city. The Fran cannons of the Banuan Sanchuan Camp fired at the outside of the city. More and more cavalry galloped from the edge and crossed the range of the cannonballs. Continue heading east.
The horse teams that dispersed and galloped in small groups, still wearing the armor of the border troops, and showed off their power, cutting off the eastward escape routes of the three small cities.
At least that's how it looks in Mo Yujing's eyes.
However, in Liu Chengzong's eyes, Yang Yao's Marshal's Mansion Camp leaped to the east to block possible reinforcements from Gansu and block news of their appearance.
The west gate of Binggou Racecourse City was opened, and seven hundred border troops marched out of the city. A large number of local soldiers, women and children who were unwilling to join the battle also ran out of the city.
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Mo Yujing walked out of the shadow cast by the city gate tower and watched the veterans who had moved to Shaanxi march out of the shadow. He couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad, but he felt a bit indescribably relaxed.
He could not expect Liu Chengzong to keep his promise. There was no way to talk about the official treatment of the defeated generals, and it was nonsense to have enough food for the army in the year of famine. At least he did not bury all his troops here. It was enough to disarm and return them to their fields.
At this moment, he heard Ye Bingqian calling him. He turned around and saw Ye Bingqian coming with dozens of women and children from the clan and his nephew Ye Ding, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Ye Bingqian bowed his hands and smiled at him, saying: "The general is tolerant and tolerant when advancing and retreating. Once the general has passed, he will be reused in the future. I discussed with my brother and wanted to entrust my clan to the general. I hope the general can recognize my nephew." As an adopted son, I will take more care of him in the future and leave a legacy for Mr. Ye. My brother and I will not leave."
Mo Yujing frowned and said: "Can't this city be defended..."
He looked at Ye Bingqian's relieved expression and said nothing more. Ye Bingqian smiled and said: "General, there is no need to say more. If you don't defend, you will never know whether you can hold it. I'm not afraid of your jokes. When I went to Ju'erwan, my brother asked I carry a sword, presumably so that I can make my own decisions in times of trouble. I thought about it in the camp, but I didn’t dare and I wasn’t willing to do it.”
"But now that my brother is determined to defend and has no intention of living quietly, I am also willing to accompany him life and death. I hope the general will tell the commander-in-chief that he will let me back. I am very grateful. It is not my wish to be an enemy with him. I just want to do what I want." The master has the responsibility to protect the land. Although Ye Bingqian does not have the courage to commit suicide, he still has some ability to be killed."
After saying that, Ye Bingqian, who was standing in the shadow, raised his hand and patted his nephew Ye Ding on the shoulder, said goodbye to Mo Yujing, and slowly retreated into the deep city gate.
The two city gates slowly closed, and a thousand-pound iron gate suddenly fell, isolating the two worlds.
The military discipline of the Mongolian soldiers in the fishing camp cannot be said to be very good. Before Mo and Jing had gone very far, they almost commanded the soldiers to fight with the Mongolians who were swarming in to snatch property and plunder people.
Fortunately, Xie Erhu deliberately restrained himself and asked Tang Qi to pass information to the generalissimo, so he did not force the surrendering army to rebel in the shortest time.
Almost at the same time as Mo Yujing surrendered, Basang had already stood on the top of the city of Banuan Sanchuan Camp.
The camp city was captured smoothly. These cities are far less well-built than the Bajiao City. There are quite a few defenders in the city. There is a general Qian who leads more than 700 battalion soldiers and more than a thousand native soldiers guard the city. Although the defenders have
Fran cannon, but it was suppressed by the heavy artillery and could not play its due role.
Mr. Qian was killed by a shell fired from a mortar, and the camp was declared to have been breached shortly afterwards.
The soldiers on the city collected Mr. Qian's body and brought it down. Liu Chengzong just felt that things were unstable. According to his idea, the mortar should hit the shells and explode in the city gate tower, killing everyone around him.
The result may be that the artillery tube was knocked out in the collision and turned into a big dumb bomb. Instead, it fell from the sky on an arc trajectory and killed Mr. Qian who was directing the battle under the eaves of the city gate.
When he heard the news that Mo Yujing had left the city and surrendered, Liu Chengzong was very happy and sent out guards to clear the way for the surrendering troops. But at the same time, he knew very well in his heart that the last thing he wanted to see happened.
Ye Guoqi was very shrewd, and among the soldiers who were driven out were soldiers from the Zhenhai Battalion. In fact, for Liu Chengzong, the spy war in the Marshal's Mansion was a failure because he was not a local.
His main force came from northern Shaanxi and had different accents from the Hehuang soldiers. He could only use Zhenhai soldiers as spies, but many of those soldiers who fought under the Marshal's Mansion were just forced by life.
Once they are sent out to serve as spies, some of them will change their identities on the spot and become officers and soldiers again. The identity of spies is often just a retreat for those soldiers, and no one will do their best for them.
A trustworthy spy is extremely dangerous because his northern Shaanxi accent is easy to spot.
Now Ye Guoqi has completely cleared out soldiers who may have surrendered and defected. Although the strength of the defenders has dropped, their cohesion is higher and their mentality of defending is more determined.
This defensive measure directly made the Binggou Machang City and the already captured Banuan Sanchuan Camp City, which were about the same size, become two different siege difficulties.
A question was thrown in Liu Chengzong's face. The time had come to test his determination to attack. Time did not allow him to prepare more adequate siege equipment. Under this premise, how much casualties could he bear to forcefully attack the city? p>
Two thousand?
Three thousand?
Or four thousand.
Under the earth hill under construction in the west of the city, Liu Chengzong looked at the two-foot-high square town, strengthened his determination, and once again sent a letter of persuasion to surrender to the city, giving the defenders half an hour to leave the city and surrender, otherwise the city would be destroyed and everyone would die.<
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Then issued orders to the ministries.
"Xie Erhu moved to the north of the city and Ahaidai Qingtun troops to the south of the city. Deep trenches were dug on both sides at the same time. The trenches must be dug within two hours. No one in the city can escape."
"Huang Shengxiao is building a heavy artillery position in the west of the city. How many steps do you need to knock down the battlements?"
Huang Shengxiao was already quite familiar with this job. He looked at the many banners on the city wall and said to Liu Chengzong: "Commander, three hundred and fifty steps is the most accurate shot, but you have to take some risks."
"Then take some risks and build a position three hundred and fifty steps. There is only a long ladder in this battle, and artillery must be used to cover the siege army." After saying that, Liu Chengzong turned to Li Tianyu and said: "Go and recruit local soldiers.
, fill in the trench for me."
Li Tianyu's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. Earlier he had said that he would recruit local soldiers to fight, but yesterday he heard that reinforcements from the Gansu border army had entered the river mouth and Li Hua'ao had also died in the battle, so he was not so determined.
At this time, he was assigned this task by Liu Chengzong. He stuttered, and the chieftains behind him were all gloating about his misfortune.
Just as he was stuttering, two people came out of the Tushan Mountain. Before they could step forward, the voices were already heard.
"Commander, let me come."
"Commander, I'm going too!"
It was Basang's Qian Zonggasi and Ah Liu. The two looked at each other and even wanted to fight for it. Gasi said: "Commander, just let me go. If I die in battle, please remember my master Muya."
The credit of the toast."
"The native soldiers from the west of the Changhe River defeated a bird city. Commander, let them learn from you later." Ah Liu glanced at Gas, then glanced at the group of northwest chieftains, and finally clasped his fists and said: "We have conquered Chengdu Fucheng.
It's no problem to storm a small town."
Li Tianyu was dumbfounded. There are still people competing for the mission of storming the city. Are these guys stupid?
But Liu Chengzong said: "In that case, you two will go together and recruit soldiers to fill the trenches..."
"Commander, wait a minute!"
Li Tianyu understood. Regardless of how others asked for war, Liu Shizi's intention to fill the trenches with native soldiers would not change. If this job was taken away by others, it would be a question whether he could command the native soldiers in the future.
Thinking of this, Li Tianyu thought that he might as well be brave and fight hard, so he simply said with a smile on his face: "Please allow me to command all the soldiers, the commander-in-chief, and I will be the first to attack the city!"
Liu Chengzong nodded with satisfaction: "Since Chief Li is interested, it's settled. You can't change the gas, and the gas can't be replaced by Ah Liu. In short, we must break it before tonight..."
At this moment, a guard suddenly passed through the general formation and whispered beside Liu Chengzong.
Liu Shizi frowned at first, then relaxed his brows, and said to everyone: "Maybe the enemy reinforcements will not come, but we still have to break the city before tonight. I hope you will work together and reward you based on your merits after capturing Hehuang. No one will
Not treated well."
After that, Liu Chengzong ordered the generals to go and prepare. He stood at the foot of the mountain and looked east with a complicated expression.
There was a guest who followed the Gansu border army and settled at the mouth of the river. The name of the uninvited guest was - smallpox.
