Chapter 282: The Great Ming Emperor’s Grandson Who Seizes the City
In fact, Zhu Yunxi did not fall asleep.
The war is approaching and no one wants to sleep.
If it weren't for the generals in the army who were constantly inspecting the camp and urging them, the officers and soldiers of the Taisun Department would not even close their eyes.
However, as long as people close their eyes and travel for days, they will eventually fall into a light sleep.
Wait until the sun sets and it gets late.
The campground was also slowly filled with fragrance.
The Huotou soldiers held big iron spoons and knocked the pot lid, making a bang bang bang sound.
"It's time to eat!"
"You bunch of straight-up cowards, get up now!"
Most people who cook are not to be messed with.
Even though the sound of banging the iron pot lid was just outside the camp, the officers and soldiers inside could only curse a few times in a low voice. After walking out of the camp, they asked with flattering faces, what happened tonight's attack?
Can we let them eat more during the meal in front of the city? Can we have two more pieces of meat?
The fire-headed soldiers raised their brows and raised their heads, squinting at the officers and soldiers who asked questions.
"If you eat so much, can you eggless people climb the city wall?"
"There's no meat to eat! When you get into the city, you're going to eat grandpa. Grandpa will wash himself clean and jump into the frying pan!"
Amidst the shouts and curses of the Huotou soldiers, the entire camp was suddenly filled with the sound of constantly grabbing food.
On the west side of Daluo City, Zhu Quan, the forward camp of the Southern Expedition Army.
Behind Zhu Quan, who was dressed in military uniform, the five thousand soldiers of the forward battalion were also eating dinner before the war.
Zhu Quan led several generals and soldiers in the camp. After looking at the top of Daluo City, he turned to the Taisun tribe in the south of the city.
"Taishun's place has already served dinner."
The lieutenant immediately answered with his hands raised: "A quarter of an hour ago, someone came from Taisun's side, and dinner has already been served."
Zhu Quan nodded. The journey to the south made this nobleman of the clan look more like a border general: "After the war begins, you lead two thousand men and horses to pretend to attack the west wall. I will command the remaining three thousand to support the grandson at any time." No lieutenant dares to disobey, these are established siege strategies.
After arranging tonight's siege, Zhu Quan let out a long breath.
He hoped that he could quickly become like his fourth brother and be able to take charge of the Ming Dynasty, but he also understood that tonight's battle was something Chang Sheng would never allow others to interfere with.
On the north bank of the Red River, the central army of the Southern Expedition Army has also begun to eat.
Chang Sheng also stood on the high ground by the river, leading the generals in the army to look at Daluo City.
Because of the obstruction of Daluo City, Zhu Yunxi's tribe in the south cannot be seen.
At this moment, by the Red River under the high ground, the first batch of officers and soldiers who had eaten were already putting huge wooden boxes into the water.
Because it is a plain, the Red River outside Daluo City is not deep or fast.
The huge wooden box, which could accommodate five people sitting side by side, sank into the water and floated. Then, before the wooden box had penetrated the river water and sank to the bottom, the officers and soldiers went down into the water and drove thick wooden stakes into the river bed.
, and then bundled with the wooden box.
Of the officers and soldiers of Chang Sheng's department, only the siege infantry crossed the river.
Almost all the cavalry are in Zhu Quan's camp, and the artillery only needs to be fired across the river. The wooden box that can not sink into the water is enough for the army to cross the river and complete the task of capturing Daluo City...
The deputy general never spoke when he saw the general.
After thinking about it, he found a topic: "After this battle, the Jiaozhi Road is peaceful. After our army rests and reorganizes, we will continue to move south. I heard that Qinghua City is well managed by Taisun, and those merchants have begun to
Settled in and mined wood, picked spices, and looked for gems and minerals in the mountains and forests to the west."
Chang Sheng's face remained silent, so that no one could see what was in his heart. He just said calmly: "On the coast of Qinghua City, if it is connected to Changhua, the Jiaozhi Road should start with Qinghua City."
The lieutenant general said: "Behind the mountains to the west, there are indeed countless flat and fertile lands."
After finishing speaking, Vice
The general looked at Chang Sheng silently.
He is also a distinguished military general of the Ming Dynasty, and he also wants to replace the fields in the Central Plains with the Jiaozhi Road.
Chang Sheng finally moved and looked back at the deputy general and the other generals around him.
"It will take three to five years to pacify the south and rebuild a land south of the Yangtze River. You and I will both be heroes of the country."
All the generals immediately said in unison: "All of you are Your Majesty's sage, the country is benevolent, and the general's command is unparalleled."
Chang Sheng was indifferent and suddenly pointed at Daluo City: "After the city is broken, capture Chen Yuandan for me. I want to see him."
The generals hesitated for a moment, and then they all nodded and accepted the order.
Chen Yuandan is the coach of Daluo City, but he is just a mediocre person. Since the general wants to see him, the army will naturally be able to capture him and bring him to the general's throne.
……
"The first person to climb the city wall will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and promoted to the third level."
"The honor of Uncle Hou is here tonight."
"After the war, I will personally perform a tribute for you and others to ask for merit!"
"When I return to Beijing, I will be applauded by the people in the city."
Daluo City is not a fortified city, but it is not easy to capture either.
For the first time, Zhu Yunxi roared in front of the army to inspire his officers and soldiers.
"Victory!"
"Victory!"
"The Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"
The sky shook, and the defenders in Daluo City were shocked and panicked.
The Ming army is about to attack the city.
A sense of oppression instantly filled the defenders on the entire city wall, and the sound of drums was heard all of a sudden. After a while, Daluo City was lit up by countless torches.
As the most stubborn five generals in Daluo City who had no chance of surrender, they all went to various sections of the southern city wall.
If you stay with the city, you will have no regrets even if you die.
There are people like Chen Qiong who surrendered, and naturally there are also those who vowed not to surrender.
In front of Daluo City.
The Ming army has already started moving.
Zhu Gaochi, who was wearing heavy armor, was eager to try, but was held back by a hand reaching out from behind.
Then, he saw Zhu Shangbing who had put down his visor and snorted coldly.
"You stay here, except for the artillery that sweeps the formation, the rest are all aimed at one point, and I will bombard you hard!"
Zhu Gaochi was stunned for a moment, looked at Zhu Yunxi who had already pulled out his long sword, and could only nod his head, then clasped Zhu Shangbing's shoulder with his backhand: "Watch Brother Xiu."
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Zhu Shangbing laughed loudly: "A certain family will be the first to climb the city wall today to clear a way for Brother Hei!"
Then, Zhu Shangbing left Zhu Gaochi with a good-looking figure from behind, and led his troops toward Daluo City with great ambition.
Boom.
A loud noise, accompanied by a dazzling firelight, cut through the night sky south of Daluo City and illuminated it...
I saw a red fireball running straight towards Daluo City.
There was another loud noise.
Daluo City seemed to be shaking under the night. On the city wall not far from the city gate, bricks and stones were splashed, and there was a burst of exclamations.
Then, all the artillery obtained from Zhu Quan roared in unison.
Countless cannonballs, like falling stars, passed over the heads of the Ming officers and soldiers who were guarded by shield soldiers, and rushed towards the city wall of Daluo City.
The artillery at this time is not accurate.
Just aim in a general direction and no one can tell where it will land.
However, countless artillery fired in unison, and most of the shells landed on the city wall.
The defenders who had already prepared their bows and arrows were frightened and many of them hurriedly shot out the arrows in their hands, which fell softly on the ground outside the city.
After they rushed to the first three miles of the city wall, Zhu Yunxi heard several metal collision sounds from his armor.
"Shoot the fire blunderbuss upward and pin down the people on the wall for me!"
"The shield soldiers resisted, the ladder followed!"
Generals scattered throughout the army
They kept reminding their officers and soldiers what they should do.
Cao Zhen, Marquis of Jingchuan, who was placed on the left side of Zhu Yunxi, and Zhang Wen on the right, always led their officers and soldiers to focus on the city wall in front of Taisun.
Besieging a city is boring, but defending it is still.
Before the advent of absolute weapons, the means of attacking and defending a city were mostly the same.
Both sides are filling it with human lives.
In the end, it all comes down to which side has more people, more supplies, and higher morale.
Zhu Shangbing, who was rushing at the front, held a shield in one hand to knock away the stones falling from the city wall, and kept waving the long knife in his hand to chop down the bows and arrows shot from the city wall.
"Up to the city wall!"
Under the walls of Daluo City, there was constant roaring, making it difficult to hear what the people around you were saying.
Countless ladders, escorted by officers and soldiers, hooked up to the top of the wall.
In front of Zhu Shangbing, three ladders were placed side by side.
Under the ladder, countless officers and soldiers holding shields faced the stones and arrows that were constantly falling from the city wall.
Zhu Yunxi can no longer feel the presence of his left arm.
The shield in my hand has cracked.
But Zhu Shangbing's roar reached his ears.
After cutting off the feathers of an arrow heading toward him, Zhu Yunxi quickly looked left and right.
The Ming army had already begun to climb up the city wall through ladders. Encouraged by the promotion to the third level, everyone used all their abilities.
Without staying any longer, Zhu Yunxi withstood the attack from the top of the city and finally rushed to the bottom of the city wall to join Zhu Shangbing.
"Up the city wall."
"I'm right by your side!"
There was no more time to elaborate, Zhu Shangbing took Zhu Yunxi's shoulders, and the two of them walked through the opening left by the shield soldiers under the ladder to the front of the ladder.
There is already a group of jumping soldiers in front, ready to climb up the ladder.
After seeing Zhu Yunxi rushing over, the officers and soldiers in this group immediately climbed up the ladder and rushed towards the city wall.
Zhu Yunxi was in the middle, with Zhu Shangbing on one side and a soldier holding a shield on the other side.
"Ascend the city!"….
An arrow crossed the edge of the shield and was nailed to the ground between Zhu Yunxi's neck and shoulder.
Zhu Yunxi glanced upward and bit the knife in his mouth.
On the front city wall, there are ladders climbing up one after another, almost like people are climbing up.
Officers and soldiers rushing in front were constantly hit and fell to the bottom of the city wall.
Zhu Yunxi, who was holding the shield, heard a clang above his head, and his whole arm hit the top of his head heavily. From the corner of his eyes, the officers and soldiers in front of him had already fallen to the wall behind him.
"Capture the city!"
"Fight to the death!"
Before Zhu Yunxi could react, there was a sound of fighting above his head.
Ping ping pong pong.
Moving the shield slightly, Zhu Yunxi saw that the ladder in front of him had come to an end.
He was about to turn his head and look at Zhu Shangbing beside him.
But he saw a stone hitting him from one side.
Zhu Shangbing, who was about to climb the city wall, suddenly became furious.
"Get away!"
Then, Zhu Shangbing actually held up his shield and jumped with both feet, and the stone hit him in the thigh.
With an angry roar, the long knife and shield in Zhu Shangbing's hand fell off, and he leaned back and smashed down the city wall.
Zhu Yunxi's eyes instantly became bloodshot, he dropped the shield in his hand, kicked his legs and jumped up.
My eyes suddenly opened up.
At the top of the three ladders, the ground was already covered in bright red, and corpses fell to the ground.
Before Zhu Yunxi could gain a firm foothold, several Daluo City guards and soldiers were already surrounding him from all directions with long knives in hand.
Zhu Yunxi, who climbed up to the city wall alone, held a knife in both hands, lowered his legs and held the long knife between his eyes.
The battle to capture the city doesn’t have too many bells and whistles.
One side defends the city, and the other side seizes the city.
The people who captured the city rushed to the top of the city again and again, but were knocked down by the defenders again and again.
It is impossible to retreat from the city wall, and there is no way out.
Zhu Yunxi's eyes were locked tightly, and the surrounding Daluo City defenders were shouting in words that he could not understand.
Four or five long knives slashed at me from all around.
Behind the swordsmen, several spears came out through every opening.
Zhu Yunxi held the knife in both hands, pointed in one direction, roared, and stepped forward.
The blade cut off the long swords of the two enemy soldiers in front of him. Zhu Yunxi had already adjusted his posture, turned sideways and slammed his shoulders into the two men in front of him.
Several spears that had just been drilled came out steadily from the backs of the Daluo City defenders.
Zhu Yunxi then turned around and began to swing the knife in his hand to slash at the enemies on the side.
The blood-stained moon.
In response, several enemies had already fallen in front of Zhu Yunxi.
And he took this opportunity and looked sideways outside the city wall.
Several shields have already crossed the city wall, and the roar of Ming Wansheng can be heard endlessly.
Hold this territory!
At this moment, Zhu Yunxi only had this thought in his mind.
By guarding this place, more Ming troops can rush up to the city wall, and then they can open up the situation on the city wall and allow more people to rush up.
Seeing that Zhu Yunxi was no match for the defenders, the remaining two swordsmen immediately hid behind their spears.
Dang Dang Dang.
Several spears struck Zhu Yunxi heavily on his back. If he hadn't dodged in time, his faceplate would have been pierced by the two spears working together...
Not daring to stop, Zhu Yunxi moved left and right to protect the three ladders behind him.
"The Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"
"The grandson ascends to the city!"
"Hurry and protect His Highness!"
With two bangs, two Ming Dynasty Tiaodang soldiers holding shields landed on the wall of Daluo City.
"Great grandson!"
The two looked at Zhu Yunxi anxiously, and when they saw that he was fine, they hurriedly stood in front of Zhu Yunxi with shields.
"Kill it!"
"Go to the city gate tower and kill it!"
There were more and more footsteps descending on the city behind him. Zhu Yunxi had already rushed out of the shield guards of the two jumping soldiers, and swung his sword towards the city gate to kill them.
The two Tiaodang soldiers looked anxious and looked back at their comrades who were climbing up the city wall behind them.
"Follow Your Highness to seize the city!"
After a roar, except for the officers and soldiers who were left to guard the ladder, the rest chased and killed Zhu Yunxi who rushed out.
"We have ascended the city! We have ascended the city!"
"Give me a blast!"
"Blast toward the city gate tower!"
At Taisun's camp outside the city, Zhu Gaochi, who was holding a telescope, saw with his own eyes that Ming's troops had begun to charge up the city wall one by one. Although he couldn't tell who they were, they still roared angrily.
Beside him, there were nearly twenty artillery pieces lined up.
Following the order from Army Sima, the gunners began to fine-tune the muzzle after firing the last round.
Zhu Gaochi put down his telescope, put his other hand against the saber on his waist, and anxiously walked back and forth in front of the formation, looking at the other two sides of Daluo City from time to time.
"Hurry, hurry up!"
Zi...
The artillery fuses were ignited one after another, making a crackling sound.
Then there was a roar.
Countless rays of fire shot towards the gate tower of Daluo City like lightning.
After one round, the officers and soldiers cleaned the gun barrel and filled it with gunpowder pellets.
Ignite and launch.
He shot out rounds of projectiles almost for free, without any concern about the possibility of the gun barrel exploding.
The gate tower of the south city of Daluo City, which was imitated in the Ming Dynasty, only survived two rounds and was completely destroyed before the third round of artillery attacks.
The tower turned into a sea of fire and collapsed with a loud rumble.
However, the artillery never stopped.
The army commander did not issue an order to stop the military, so the gunners began to shoot at the city walls and gates.
The city walls were completely in chaos.
As the ladders transported the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers toward the city wall, the entire city wall was instantly divided into battle groups.
The defenders inside Daluo City were rushing towards the city wall, and the Ming troops outside the city were also rushing towards the city wall.
People are stepping on people, flesh is against flesh, it can be said that it has reached the point of hand-to-hand combat.
Zhu Yunxi, who was looking for the city gate tower and killing him all the way, crossed five ladders hooked on the city wall, and dozens of officers and soldiers had gathered behind him.
However, because of the banner of the General of Daluo City in front of him, the possibility of advancement was blocked.
A Daluo City guard holding two copper hammers stared at Zhu Yunxi with blood-red eyes as he chopped down two guardsmen who were standing in front of him.
The general's hand was swinging the two copper hammers, which were far larger than his fists, and kept hitting the iron armor on his chest.
"Roar!"…
The guard bent down, stretched his neck, and kept roaring.
"Your Highness, retreat quickly!"
The officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who followed Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but quickly raised their alarm.
However, Zhu Yunxi had already charged forward with the same straight sword.
The officers and soldiers were in a panic and hurriedly followed and killed him.
At this time, Zhu Yunxi had already released one hand from the handle of the knife, and stared at the opponent's guard as he swung the two copper hammers, using the inertia from behind to hit him from bottom to top.
In an instant.
Just when the copper hammer was about to hit Zhu Yunxi's lower abdomen, he swayed, as if the shackles of the corpse under his feet had slipped and slid to one side.
Dodge the copper hammer.
Zhu Yunxi, who had already let go of one hand, stretched out his palm and slapped it heavily on the ground.
The whole person held a long knife and slid from the side of the guard to behind him.
A ding sound.
The long knife and the copper hammer collided.
Zhu Yunxi was in pain from the tiger's mouth, and the long knife fell to the ground.
And he has already reached the guard's hand.
There was a sound.
Zhu Yunxi pulled a dagger out of his boots. Relying on his inertia, he hooked the guard's back with one hand and turned his whole body sideways, facing the guard's back.
The dagger in his hand has already been handed to the guard.
A stabbing sound.
The dagger slashed across the guard's neck.
Zhu Yunxi's hand that clasped the back of the guard's hand had already grasped the end of the opponent's hair. After sending out the dagger, he struck back again and stabbed heavily into his spine.
There was a muffled sound, and Zhu Yunxi shook the hand that grabbed the other person's hair, bringing up a cloud of blood mist.
A column of blood with weak pressure gurgled in front of Zhu Yunxi's eyes.
Blood splashed everywhere, dyeing your eyes red.
The Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers who followed Zhu Yunxi had already rushed behind Zhu Yunxi and blocked the enemy troops who were following behind the Daluo City defender.
The few Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers who fell behind protected Zhu Yunxi.
He glanced at the head of the guard held in the hands of the emperor's grandson, and then looked at the general's flag beside him.
An officer and soldier spit out a mouthful of blood, stepped forward with a knife, and kicked the flag down, causing it to fall outside the city wall.
"The Ming Dynasty will be victorious!"
"The one who captured the city is the great grandson of the Ming Emperor!"
"The guard of Daluo City is dead!"
The Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers guarding Zhu Yunxi had begun to roar loudly.
The officers and soldiers who rushed up from the ladder outside the city looked at the invincible Emperor Taisun, who was holding the enemy general's head in his hand, and they also followed suit and roared.
Boom!
A roar came from the city gate not far behind Zhu Yunxi.
And
Then there were bursts of roaring sounds like landslides and earth cracking.
Huge air waves surged in all directions.
"The city is broken!"
"Commanders, follow me and charge into battle!".
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