The news of the great victory of Datong was sent to Emperor Hongzhi in the shortest possible time in the form of eight hundred miles. The little prince saw that the little prince had gathered hundreds of thousands of troops and had a company of hundreds of miles, but he was killed by the tall city wall of Datong Pass.
Blockade, a siege battle, killing the enemy for a few coins, and losing dozens of self-loss battle reports.
Emperor Hongzhi couldn't believe it at first. He felt that there was something wrong with this good news. Was this the Ming Dynasty's border army?
In the past, when faced with an attack by the little prince's army of 100,000 men, being able to hold on was considered a great achievement. Now, not only did he hold on, but he even reported that he had killed thousands of enemies. He was simply audacious and dared to lie about his military merits.
However, at the same time that Liu Yu's battle report arrived in the capital, the guarding eunuch stationed in the border army also received a good report. He gave a very detailed introduction to the situation in Datong, and what he said was no different from what Liu Yu reported.
Moreover, Jin Yiwei and Dongchang's spies in the border town area also reported the information in a timely manner, and what they said was the same as what Liu Yu reported.
"So that's it, it's all done with cement, it's really a magic weapon~"
After reading several reports in succession, Emperor Hongzhi finally believed the battle reports sent back from the front line, and understood that the only thing that could stop the little prince's army was cement.
Because of the tall city walls built with cement, it was possible to kill the enemy easily.
"An order was sent to commend the frontline soldiers~"
Emperor Hongzhi was in a good mood and issued a reward with a wave of his hand.
Emperor Hongzhi was in a good mood and had a good sleep. However, under the foothills outside the Datong Pass, Dayan Khan had trouble sleeping and eating. In the huge golden tent, the faces of the tribal leaders were very ugly.
Although today's attack is only a tentative attack, and they do not expect to defeat Datong in one battle, everyone can clearly see the situation on the battlefield. The city wall is too high, like a chasm blocking their way south.
On the road.
"Great Khan, the city wall of Datong is too high. It is difficult for us to attack it. The ladders are not even as high as the city wall."
"Let's go see other places."
The leader of the Sirte tribe suggested.
"Yes, Great Khan, the city wall of Datong is too high, so we should find another place."
"Their city walls are too high. Our archers have no advantage and are suppressed. There is no way to suppress the siege troops."
"I don't know if these Ming Dynasty people built city walls, but they were able to build them so high. They definitely couldn't build such high walls everywhere."
The other tribal leaders also started shouting, and none of them had the confidence to conquer the majestic pass in front of them. The height of the city wall was simply desperate.
Dayan Khan had a stern look on his face and looked at the leaders without saying a word. Of course it was difficult for him to fight here in Datong, but was it easier to fight in other places?
There are only a few places on the entire long defense line that can accommodate large-scale marches. Although the Great Wall is relatively low and there are fewer defenders in other high mountains, it is also impossible for the army to march.
The people of the Ming Dynasty built tall city walls in all the places where they could march. It would be equally difficult to move to other places, or even worse than Datong.
At least here in Datong, the terrain is open, and his army can form a formation and swarm forward. Maybe there is still a chance to open this gap.
"Everyone, does today's small setback make you feel discouraged?"
Dayan Khan looked at the tribal leaders and said coldly.
His words suddenly silenced the golden tent, and everyone looked at Dayan Khan in silence.
"I have asked people to explore other places. They are all the same as here in Datong, with tall city walls built. Even if we move there, we may not be able to be better than the ones here."
"Everyone should think more about how to defeat Datong in front of us."
Dayan Khan's prestige is naturally needless to say. If he says to attack here, he will attack here, and nothing will change.
"Khan, our ladder is too short, we must make it higher."
"When we attack the city tomorrow, we can focus on the eagle shooters to suppress the city~"
"Can we try a sneak attack at night?"
"Today is just a test attack. Tomorrow we can send more people to attack, and we will definitely defeat them in one battle."
Everyone immediately began to come up with ideas, which made Dayan Khan nod with satisfaction.
The next day, accompanied by blasts of horns, Dayan Khan's army pressed forward again.
This time, they built higher ladders, recruited archery masters, organized brave warriors who were not afraid of death, and prepared to invest tens of thousands of people to attack the city at once.
The longer time passes, the more Ming troops will come to support, and Dayan Khan's purpose of feinting will completely lose its effect, so he must capture Datong in the shortest possible time before the Ming troops come to support.
Of course, Dayan Khan didn't know that Liu Yu had already mobilized heavy troops, waiting for Dayan Khan to attack fiercely.
"Uh~uh~"
The horn sounded again, and deafening shouts of killing were heard again in front of the Datong Pass. A mighty, tens of thousands of siege troops surged towards Datong.
"Boo~hoo"
At the forefront are the five hundred eagle shooters who were selected. All of these five hundred people are top archers. The grassland people are very good at riding and shooting. It can be said that everyone is a master, but only a very small number of people can.
Being called a vulture shooter, almost all vulture shooters can shoot down the eagle in the sky. All of them are masters with perfect shots, and the bows they use are all powerful bows, with a longer range and greater power.
In addition to these five hundred eagle shooters, there were also several archers who formed a huge archer phalanx, preparing to give the Ming army on the city wall a lesson.
"咻~咻~"
As the siege began, a terrible rain of arrows covered the sky and brought up clouds of blood.
On the city wall, due to the presence of the eagle shooters, the Ming army's casualties increased sharply. In many cases, as soon as their heads showed up, bows and arrows would be fired immediately, which caused great suppression to the Ming army's archers.
"Shoot for me and attack their archers fiercely. They must have invested in the legendary vulture shooters. There won't be too many of them and they can't afford to lose."
Liu Yu discovered this keenly, and regardless of the loss of his own archers, he still exchanged shots with the opponent. He had a condescending advantage. Even if he suffered heavy losses, the opponent would not be much better.
The arrow array attacks between the two sides came one after another, like bursts of heavy rain, bringing with them howls and screams.
Under the city wall, the battle entered a fierce stage from the beginning. A huge number of ladders were able to reach the city wall after yesterday's emergency heightening. The brave prairie warriors who were not afraid of death kept climbing up the ladders, hoping to
Be the first to storm the city.
Here at the city gate, the strong man carrying the knocking wood rushed over desperately and began to hit the city gate desperately. Then he was mercilessly attacked by stones and hot oil.
Only this time, the grassland army invested enough numbers. If someone fell in front, someone would immediately replace them, showing no fear of death.
"It seems like we are serious about it this time~"
Liu Yu used a telescope to carefully observe the situation on the battlefield. When he saw the siege team of tens of thousands, he knew that the other party was serious about it today. Without hesitation, he also ordered more troops to defend the city.
The city wall was filled with Ming troops guarding the city. What they needed to do was very simple, that is, they kept throwing rocks and logs downwards. They didn't even need to see people, because the people below were densely packed with enemies.
The oil in the big pot has been boiling, spoonful after spoonful is poured in, and there must be miserable screams from below. Then the torches are thrown down one by one, and the below instantly turns into a sea of fire. In the sea of fire
, a large number of prairie people kept wailing.
The battle was extremely tragic. In just a moment of burning incense, corpses were piled under the city wall. Amid the burning fire, bursts of stench were emitted, and no one had time to pay attention to it at this time.
Someone has already climbed up on the city wall, but they are greeted by ruthless spears. It is difficult to open the gap. Liu Yu is well prepared and mobilizes enough troops to almost crowd the city wall. As long as someone comes up, he will immediately
It will be stabbed down.
The battle continued, and despite heavy losses, Dayan Khan still had no intention of ordering a retreat. Before the first wave of attacks was over, a second wave of attacks would immediately take over, giving the Ming army no chance to breathe.
However, Liu Yu also had enough manpower. When the people in front got tired, they immediately moved to the rear to rest. He also maintained sufficient combat power and defended the city gate to the death.
Under the city wall, more and more corpses piled up. The battle lasted from morning to night. At the end, the defenders on the city wall ran out of stones, rolling logs, and hot oil, but they successfully defended the city gate and the city wall.
Corpses littered the fields and rivers of blood flowed. After a day of attacking, the grassland army was exhausted and suffered heavy losses.
"Ming Jin withdraws his troops~"
Dayan Khan slowly closed his eyes. Although it was difficult to accept this, he still had to order the withdrawal. He suffered heavy losses and put all his strength into it, but he still failed to capture Datong.
"How on earth did they see through my plan? The feint attack had no effect at all. There are too many Ming troops here."
