In front of the pass in Datong, the armies of both sides were solemn and solemn. On the grassland, the grassland armies were arranged neatly, and the flags were blown in the cold wind.
On the tall city wall, the Ming army nervously clenched the weapons in their hands. Looking at the dark crowd on the grassland, it seemed as if they couldn't see the edge.
When the number of people exceeds 1,000, it feels like a huge crowd. With these 100,000 grassland troops, plus hundreds of thousands of horses, the whole scene is very spectacular.
"People of Changshengtian, there is an extremely prosperous world behind the city wall in front of you. Where can you find the food, salt, tea, iron pots, kitchen knives, and those snow-white, snow-white, fragrant women? These are the things you need.
Don’t want them all?”
Dayan Khan rode his tall horse to the front of the army in a very limited manner, and then spoke very loudly to the entire army.
His voice was very rough, loud, and clearly transmitted to every corner of the army.
"Think~"
At the same time, the 100,000-strong army roared in unison. The sound was like thunder, the force was like a tsunami, and the waves were so turbulent that every Ming army on the city wall was so frightened that they clenched their weapons again.
"Haha, these are the people of Changshengtian. We are the wolves of the grassland, and these Ming Dynasty people in front of us are sheep. Wolves are born to eat sheep."
"The only thing they rely on is the city wall in front of them. As long as you rush forward bravely, these sheep will be afraid and frightened. We can easily break down the pass in front of us, enter the sheepfold, and reach that
At that time, you can do whatever you want."
Dayan Khan continued to roar, and his words made these grassland soldiers feel hot-blooded, and they instantly forgot their fear of such a tall city wall.
Some veterans even recalled that the Ming army they encountered when they went south to plunder was so vulnerable that they did not dare to fight with them in the field. They could only rely on the city wall for defense. Once the city wall was breached, they would really be like entering.
It's like a sheepfold, so you can enjoy a sumptuous meal.
"Keng~"
Dayan Khan pulled out the sword in his hand, and the sword made a crisp sound.
"Kill~"
"Eternal life bless us!"
Following Dayan Khan's order, howls began to sound continuously, and the huge grassland army began to move. A large number of archers began to press forward. At the same time, the grassland soldiers carrying siege equipment were protected by shield hands.
Keep getting closer to the city wall.
As before, they still habitually used the suppressive power of archers to prepare to suppress the Ming army on the top of the city wall and gain opportunities for the siege troops.
The equipment for the siege troops had been manufactured by Dayan Khan in advance. Of course, they were all simple equipment, such as ladders, catapults, logs, etc. The grassland people were not good at making these things, but they wanted to go south.
, but had to learn to do these things.
"Dong~dong~"
On the city wall, war drums began to sound continuously. The Ming army on the city wall had already prepared stones, hot oil, rolling logs and other defensive items. At the same time, the Ming army's archers were also ready early, ready to fight.
The prairie archers had a good exchange of shots.
"Let them enter the attack range before attacking~"
Liu Yu was wearing a red robe, holding a telescope to watch the movements on the battlefield, and gave orders very calmly.
"咻~咻~"
Soon, the grassland army arrived at the foot of the city wall, and bows and arrows began to rain down on the city wall.
However, because the city wall is too high, many arrows start to droop before they even hit the city wall. As for some arrows that hit the city wall, their power is also limited. With the protection of the shield hand, the damage caused is very small.
, much smaller than before.
"Haha, if this city wall were a few feet higher, the grassland people's bows and arrows wouldn't even be able to shoot at it."
Liu Yu was sitting on the highest battlement, watching arrows raining down like rain. He was not afraid at all, but happily chatted with his colleagues around him.
"General, the Tatars have arrived at the foot of the city wall, can they start to fight back?"
An armored general smiled and followed Liu Yu and said, although his rank is the same as Liu Yu, but in front of Liu Yu, a civil servant, he, a military general, has no right to speak. He has always been groveling. Obviously
The generals of the dynasty were so aggrieved.
"Well, give the order and attack~"
Liu Yu saw clearly with the telescope, nodded and ordered.
"Dong dong~"
Soon, the drumbeat changed and turned into an offensive drumbeat.
Immediately, the Ming army on the city wall began to counterattack, and the archers began to show off. There was no need to aim at all, they could just fully draw the bowstring and shoot randomly into the sky.
"咻~咻~"
Countless arrows fell towards the prairie army like rain, instantly leaving clouds of blood among the archers of the prairie army.
Because they are condescending, even if the quality of the weapons is not good, they can still shoot the same distance, and the lethality is more powerful. Condescending, the height is higher.
"This~"
Dayan Khan saw that his archer camp was in chaos. Everyone was afraid of death, even the grassland people. The arrows rained down from the sky, and a large number of people would fall in an instant, causing heavy casualties.
Dayan Khan's face turned ugly. This kind of thing had never happened before. In the past, the bows and arrows in their hands could always suppress the Ming army on the top of the city.
Every time, they would choose to suppress outside the range of the Ming army's bows and arrows. They could easily overwhelm the Ming army and provide fire suppression cover for the attacking troops.
"This city wall is too high~ The suppression advantage of our archers is gone."
Dayan Khan immediately found the problem, but he had to continue to order the archers to shoot at the Ming Dynasty's archers. Once the archers gave up suppression, the siege troops would basically only be beaten.
"Pull out the cannon~"
Dayan Khan gave the order coldly, and soon, the artillery pieces were brought out and arranged neatly.
Don't think that the grassland people don't know how to play with artillery. In fact, the Mongols were invincible across the Eurasian continent. In addition to relying on powerful bows and arrows and warriors to conquer cities and conquer territories, the most important thing they relied on was artillery.
Under the bombardment of artillery, the hard city wall will crumble, and it can be easily penetrated, and even the will of the enemy will be shattered.
"Dong~dong~"
Soon, with bursts of white smoke rising, the artillery began to fire one after another. The loud sound was like thunder, and iron pellets hit the huge city wall one after another.
"Bang~"
On the city wall, there was a dull sound. The hard cement is not to mention the artillery of this level. In later generations, all kinds of solid fortresses and city walls were built with cement, which could withstand all kinds of
Of all types of artillery, only armor-piercing projectiles can truly pose a fatal threat.
As for the artillery of this era, it scratched the itch at all, leaving only bowl-sized concave marks on the hard gray-white city wall, and other than that it had no effect at all.
"Fire Attack Counterattack~"
When Liu Yu saw the opponent's artillery attack, he also ordered.
Soon, artillery pieces were installed one by one at the battlements. The people in the artillery battalion carefully added gunpowder to the artillery. For fear of exploding the barrel, they did not even dare to add more gunpowder. Generally, they only dared to add less than half of the gunpowder.
.
"Dong~dong~"
Accompanied by loud noises and bursts of smoke, artillery shells were fired one after another. Some of these shells were individual iron pellets, chain shells, and shotgun shells.
As for its power, it can only be said to be used to scare people and show off. The quality of the artillery is really poor, and the artillery crew does not dare to fill it with too much gunpowder, so the range is very limited.
But because of the condescending position, under the city wall of more than ten feet, let alone artillery, even if a stone is thrown, its lethality is extremely shocking.
Cannonballs bounced among the prairie army. Wherever they passed, those who were carried by Chang Tiansheng died miserably in an instant. Some even had their heads blown off by the projectiles.
"Kill~"
At the foot of the city wall, the prairie army finally rushed to the foot of the city wall. Aerial ladders were leaned against the city wall. The brave prairie warriors held scimitars in their mouths and began to climb up.
At the same time, at the city gate, the prairie soldiers, protected by the shield bearers, carried a huge hammer and attacked the city gate, preparing to use brute force to knock the gate open.
"Ah~"
Then the Ming army on the city wall would never let them take it easy.
Pot after pot of scalding hot oil poured down, and stones fell like rain. Suddenly, screams came from under the city wall.
Although the shields of the shield bearers were thick, when the boulders fell, they were still smashed into pieces. Without the suppression of the archers, the Ming army on the city wall easily threw down stones one after another to the grassland under the city gate.
The soldiers suffered heavy casualties and the attack was extremely slow.
As for the grassland soldiers on the ladder, they are even worse, because many times, they suddenly find that they have climbed to the top of the ladder but are still some distance away from the city wall. They can only stare, and then they are knocked down by stones.
, the dead eyes are so wide open.
Arrows rained down, bursts of white smoke rose up, hot oil burned under the city wall, huge stones, howls, drums, and deafening shouts of death between the two sides.
Everything constitutes the most brutal siege battle of this era, with a lot of blood flowing and a lot of lives disappearing every moment.
However, in comparison, the Ming army was too comfortable and too many. The only people who could cause harm and threat to them were the archers of the prairie people. However, because the city walls were very high, the lethality of bows and arrows was often very limited.
, and the archers of the prairie people were suppressed, and there was no way to counter the unscrupulous attacks in the past. The hit rate also plummeted, and the threat was very small.
