Chapter 387 The first battle! The anger from the Tatars!
Accompanied by the dull sound of horns and howls, the Tatar army arrived outside Gyeongju City. It was vast and boundless, like countless ferocious wolves, ready to swallow up this small city of Gyeongju.
And this atmosphere reached its peak when the little Tartar prince rode out with a whip and looked at the city wall indifferently under the king's banner!
"Roar!" Countless Tatar soldiers waved their weapons and roared, their faces extremely ferocious, and their morale was lifted to the top!
"Oh," the general guarding the city surnamed Chen saw this scene. Although he was a little upset in his heart, the expression on his face did not change at all.
"These Tatar barbarians have a decent appearance when they get together."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince beat them to a pulp, but just a few decades later, they have lost their memory and become bolder again."
The deputy general pressed the shoulder knife on his waist with an indifferent expression:
"Tatars are just like cattle and sheep on the grassland. They give birth to many children and grow quickly. They don't pay attention to any moral education. They only know how to fight for food like wild beasts."
General Chen nodded in agreement:
"In the past few years, we have often dealt with Tatars. This group of Tatars is always coming to grab things on horseback. They are very clever and sneak away very fast. I am worried that I will not find a good opportunity to teach them a lesson."
"I just happened to catch it this time. His Highness the Crown Prince has made all arrangements. I will not be lenient later."
The deputy general heard this and reminded him:
"The news has been divided into several groups by the scouts and passed to the back."
"General, please don't fight too hard. His Highness the Crown Prince's request to us is that we only need to defend for one day, and then we have to pretend to be defeated and lead this group of Tatars back into the mouth."
"If we don't do it well..."
General Chen waved his hand and said loudly:
"I have already guaranteed it to His Highness the Crown Prince. If he can't handle such a small thing, he will just crash to death on this city wall!"
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The Tatar army in battle.
The little Tatar prince squinted his eyes and looked at the city wall not far away, his face a little solemn.
"It's strange, this Gyeongju is just a small border town, why does it look so well-defended?"
He shook his head, forget it, in front of his army, just a small town, even if it is on guard, what can it do?
Shouldn't he win it in one fell swoop?
"Pass the order!"
"The front army was divided into three groups, suppressed with bows and arrows, and attacked the city with armor!"
"Whoever is the first to enter the city will be rewarded with a hundred cattle and sheep, and will be promoted to a hundred households! After entering the city, the sword will not be sealed!"
As his order came out, all the Tatar soldiers suddenly became excited, making strange roars and waving their swords, all gearing up to seize this huge reward.
Soon, the Tatar front army was divided into three. The army in the front strode forward with giant shields held high. The troops on both sides opened their bows and arrows and shot straight into the sky. When they aimed at the city wall, they fired overwhelmingly!
"Whizzing!"
The city wall of Gyeongju is not very high, but the Tatars' bows and arrows directly covered the entire city wall, and arrows rained down like rain for a while!
At the same time, taking advantage of the bows and arrows to suppress the defenders, the Tatar vanguard army accelerated their pace, headed by giant shields, carrying ladders, and rushed towards the city wall desperately.
Although the Tatars are world-famous for their riding and archery, their ability to attack cities cannot be underestimated. In a small town like Gyeongju, they did not prepare any large-scale engineering equipment at all, but directly suppressed them with a rain of arrows.
, climb up the ladder and prepare to break the city with brute force!
"Good guy!"
General Chen hid under the defensive wall of the battlement, listening to the sound of arrows clashing around him, and looked through the observation hole for a while, and then said with a solemn face:
"These Tatars obviously don't take us seriously and want to destroy the city in one fell swoop."
"Give me the order!"
"The archers counterattack from the shooting holes. Don't let these Tatars get too arrogant."
"When the attacking Tatars get closer, the rolling stones and gold juice will immediately pour down!"
He looked outside for a while and continued to give orders:
"Injured brothers should be treated quickly, and those who cannot bear it should be sent down the city wall for treatment."
"Also, let brothers be prepared. The spear team will keep an eye on the ladder and try to destroy it as much as possible!"
"The rest of the people, according to the prior arrangements, prepare to engage the enemy!"
Following his arrangement, the soldiers hiding in the defensive crenels immediately responded with enthusiasm!
Soon, the overwhelming and dense rain of arrows weakened, and the tall Tatar soldiers also rushed under the city wall.
"Take the ladder! Quick! Don't let the bright dogs react!"
The leading Tatar centurion waved his long sword and roared at the top of his lungs, urging the Tatar soldiers to climb up.
In the process, these newly erected ladders were constantly being destroyed and pushed down by the spears protruding from the shooting holes. The Ming army's archers were also desperately aiming and shooting arrows in the small holes.
There was no other way. The Tatar army had a huge number of archers and their projectiles were extremely powerful. From the beginning, they completely suppressed the archers of the Ming army defending the city.
"Hurry up!"
"Tatar warriors, today is the day to break the city! Rush forward and kill these bright dogs!"
Tatar soldiers continued to fall from the ladders and the city walls, but as more and more Tatar soldiers gathered under the city walls, the ladders were constantly being erected, and the situation suddenly became quite dangerous.
"Pour the golden juice, the rolling stones, and the wood all down for me!"
"Everyone, raise your shields, get out of the crenel, and drive all these Tartars down!"
Following the order from General Chen, the soldiers who had been huddled under the city wall for a long time suddenly got excited and rushed out one after another.
At this time, Tatar soldiers had already arrived on the city wall. Correspondingly, the Tatar archers also slowed down their shooting speed. Otherwise, the two armies were fighting in a melee and the arrows fired would kill their own side.
soldiers.
Without the suppression of the Tatar bows and arrows, the Ming army defending the city, led by their respective commanders and generals, roared and rushed towards the Tatar soldiers who had just climbed up.
The Tatar soldiers who were waiting to climb up the ladder under the city wall were hit hard by rolling stones, gold juice, oak wood, etc.!
"ah……"
The Tatar soldiers who attacked the city suffered heavy casualties immediately!
Without follow-up support, the Tatar soldiers who had just attacked the city wall were chased, intercepted, and killed by Ming soldiers!
A Tatar centurion who was the first to climb the city wall was stabbed to death by the spear team who arrived after he cut down four or five Ming soldiers one after another!
The military general named Chen wore armor and held a sword. He cut off the man's head with one knife and laughed loudly at the Tatar army:
"Haha, who dares to come and die again!"
In an instant, the soldiers of the Ming army defending the city were highly motivated and cheering, while the Tatar soldiers attacking the city became a little timid after suffering such a heavy setback.
Seeing this scene, the little Tatar prince became extremely angry!
He directly split the riding crop in his hand into two pieces!