When Gao Yigong saw that his troops had already set up the ladder, he was overjoyed again. He clapped his thighs and stood up to look closely at the scene on the city wall. Based on his understanding of the Ming army, most of the Ming army would lose morale once they climbed onto the city.
, not to mention counterattack, I am afraid that everyone is thinking of running away.
But he also vaguely noticed an unusual thing, that is, when setting up the ladder, it seemed that the Ming army on the top of the city did not stop it. He almost watched helplessly as the troops set up the ladder, and for a moment he actually
I can’t imagine the purpose of this move by the Ming army. Is it just for the soldiers to kill the enemy better after climbing the ladder?
of course not!
One thing that all generals should know is that if they can stop the enemy from erecting a ladder, they must do their best to stop it. They cannot attack with kerosene and rubble just to allow the enemy to rush up the ladder. Because when the ladder is successfully erected,
At that moment, the siege convenience reached the level they wanted.
The Ming army general will not make this mistake!
Not only him, but also several uninformed officials at the top of Yanzhou City were also puzzled to understand Zhu Dadian's behavior of not giving orders to stop him. They had also read some military books, so they naturally understood this truth. But His Majesty did not
Without speaking, the doubts in their hearts were naturally suppressed.
The soldiers who climbed up the ladder immediately felt something was wrong. In the past, they felt as stable as Mount Tai because the ladder was heavy and there were many people going up together. However, today they always felt that the ladder was unstable and vaguely unstable.
A feeling of tilt. When the general below saw the soldiers above not moving, he immediately scolded:
"Why are you still hesitating? Why don't you hurry to the city?"
The next second he finished shouting this sentence, the ground beneath the ladder suddenly collapsed, revealing a large hole. Immediately, countless pieces of soil fell down. The ladder that had just been erected also immediately collapsed as the soil collapsed.
When he got down, the soldiers standing on top were all thrown down instantly before they could jump down.
In an instant, the situation that had been good for the intruders just now turned into a disadvantage. All the ladders that had been set up fell down, and countless soldiers fell under the city wall. But the man who had brought thousands of soldiers finally rushed up.
The general was also hit by a soldier who suddenly fell from his head and died on the spot.
Naturally, the Ming army above was not idle, and immediately prepared kerosene and rockets. As the kerosene was pushed down the city wall, a large amount was sprinkled on the cave-in. The intruders, who felt bad, desperately wanted to escape.
But the hole was too deep, so they couldn't climb up at all. Some soldiers didn't care at this time and immediately wanted to climb out by stepping on other people's bodies.
But everyone suffered the same fate, so how could you let them escape by stepping on their bodies and leaving them to die? Therefore, when they wanted to crawl, they were pulled down by others and used as stepping stones to fight.
They ran away for their lives. But naturally they were not willing to be used as stepping stones. Since I couldn’t escape, let’s all die together!
Immediately afterwards, kerosene had covered the big hole, and rockets were shot from above, and torches were thrown down. In an instant, when the flames came into contact with the kerosene. In an instant, the fire ignited, and a large swath of devouring flames only
It was blazing at that moment. Countless soldiers were immediately swept up in the flames, screams could not be heard, and were burned alive in the big hole.
After this incident, countless intruders suffered heavy casualties. The ladder was also completely destroyed. This tragic situation also made the intruders who followed behind fearful, and the charge was no longer as fierce as before.
When everyone at the top of the city saw this scene, they understood why Zhu Dadian had not ordered to stop the erection of the ladder. It turned out that this was the case. And Zhu Ling, who was sitting upright, naturally knew about it. He had read several history books in his previous life.
I came up with this method based on my experience in time travel novels.
"Whoever can come up with this method must have some brains and should be rewarded," Huang Bodang blurted out immediately after seeing the miraculous effect of this plan. "Although this method is a bit cruel, after all, in war, there is no such thing as cruel."
.Not only can it completely destroy the ladder, but it can also damage the enemy's morale, which is quite clever."
Behind them, Liu Junxue and Zu Xiangyang couldn't help but look a little brighter. After all, they had been losing ground against intruders in the past few years, so they would definitely be rewarded with such achievements today. And they thought they had come up with this method.
If the person is either Wang Shangshu or Zhu Dadian, no matter who it is, they all have merit!
Zhu Dadian turned around and looked at the three excited people, and then at the people in front of them, and then said bluntly: "My colleagues should know that this exquisite arrangement is not made by me, nor by Wang Shangshu, but by me."
This is Your Majesty."
Everyone was suddenly stunned and instinctively looked at Zhu Ling, who was content with himself. Only then did they realize that this arrangement was actually done by their own prince. They immediately felt a bit of admiration and amazement at the impression in their hearts. After all, even Wang Shangshu was not impressed by this arrangement.
None of the people who knew the military had thought of it, but His Majesty did.
At this time, Gao Yigong, who was on the high platform of the camp, saw this scene and felt a surge of heat in his heart. He immediately lost control of his body and stumbled back a few steps. Several generals around him hurriedly stepped forward to help him.
Let him fall to the ground. They also understood that their general's behavior must have been caused by seeing the miserable state of their own troops.
To be honest, they were also heartbroken. A few hours had passed unknowingly since the attack. In addition to clearing all the defensive arrangements in front of the city wall, the only victory was to erect a ladder to the top of the city. But ironically
What's strange is that this so-called victory was given to you intentionally by the other party.
Calling it a victory, everyone knew it, but it was just a slap in the face.
"General!"
Gao Yigong was helped to the chair and sat down again. Someone immediately handed him a glass of water. He drank it slowly before he finally recovered. After taking a long breath, he closed his eyes and meditated. He recalled the scene just now.
I felt pain in my heart like a knife, and I could barely survive it.
"Everyone, I am afraid that we have failed today. Please let our troops withdraw."
Hearing their leader's depressing words, although they were unwilling to give in, they still had to obey the military order and immediately ordered their troops to withdraw their troops. Unfortunately, the previous offensive had already lost close to tens of thousands of people. Although the losses of the Ming army were unclear.
, but it must be much less. And after this battle, their morale has been greatly damaged.
As the horn sounded, the soldiers in charge knew that this meant retreat. They couldn't help but feel secretly happy and retreated desperately. Even officers at all levels could not stop them from retreating, so they simply followed them back.
Retreat. In an instant, the intruders who had just made a killing sound were now running away like a bereaved dog.
Upon seeing this, Zhu Dadian, who was at the top of the city, immediately ordered his army to quickly leave the city to pursue them. Immediately, the city gate opened wide, and a group of light cavalry shouted loudly, waved their sabers, and rode out in pursuit.
When Zhu Ling saw this, he immediately stood up and looked down slightly from the top of the city. He saw a group of his own cavalry kicking up dust in pursuit. Suddenly, the horses in front suddenly fell down, and the light cavalry behind them stopped immediately. However,
It was discovered that due to the previous layout, there were countless corpses, weapons, and ladder debris piled up under the city. There were even flames still burning in many places.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Dadian couldn't help but recall the Qingqi again. This was really a pity. Seeing the soldiers outside fleeing in a hurry, if he could pursue the Qingqi, he would definitely hit the enemy hard, but it was a pity that he had to do so in order to defend the city.