Zuo Yingxuan suddenly thought of his daughter far away, who was older than the girl in front of him. He didn't know if he could see her again.
His longing flashed away, and he immediately turned around and asked the government servant behind him: "Isn't the supply for the families of rural soldiers doubled? Go and check, it's the porridge restaurant that doesn't follow the rules."
"My Lord, this is not the case. I fell down after receiving the porridge, so there is less porridge today." Seeing that the County Lord had misunderstood and wanted to check on the porridge giver, the old woman quickly explained.
After Zuo Yingxuan heard this, he pondered for a while and called a yamen servant to fetch a bowl of porridge. Then he asked the old woman, "Old man, do you only have a son?"
"Yes, I only have one son, and his wife got separated outside the city. I'm afraid something bad will happen." The old woman said a little sadly, but in front of the county magistrate, she suppressed it and did not dare to express it.[
The little girl didn't understand what the daughter-in-law meant. While looking at her nanny, she looked at the kind uncle from the county.
After listening to this, Zuo Yingxuan turned around and said to the remaining government official behind him: "Go and pass the order to change his son from a rural soldier to a civilian husband. The ration supply for his family will remain unchanged."
After hearing this, the yamen servant asked for his name and ran to deliver the order.
The old woman knew that the county magistrate was worried that if her son died in the war, no one would be able to take care of herself and Lin Yue. She gratefully wanted to thank her again, but was stopped by Zuo Yingxuan.
The first yamen servant quickly brought back a bowl of porridge and gave it to the old woman. When the little girl saw it, she stopped looking at Zuo Yingxuan and stared at the bowl of porridge with her big eyes.
Zuo Yingxuan didn't stay here any longer. He touched the girl's little head and continued his inspection.
As he walked, he thought, if the war continues, there will be insufficient food, and the old, weak, and children in the city will be in danger. Even if there is only a glimmer of hope, people must be sent out to ask for reinforcements.
Thinking of this, Zuo Yingxuan stopped walking and turned back to the city. He went to discuss with Shi Guozhu, planning to tell him this idea and select someone to send for help.
Before Zuo Yingxuan reached the city wall, the jng bell rang. Listening to the sound, it was the sound of the jng bell calling for him. He didn't know what happened on the city wall, so he quickly quickened his pace and headed towards the east city wall.
And go.
When they reached the top of the city, Zuo Yingxuan found that a group of Jianlu in red shirts were already waiting outside the city. The squire who was guarding this section saw Zuo Yingxuan, so he approached the Huihui and reported: "What are these Tatars here to ask?"
At that time, we opened the city gate and surrendered, and asked to see Li Yingfang, who came yesterday to persuade us to surrender."
Jianlu is not a fool and will not believe again and again that he can persuade Changli to surrender. Now that this strategy has been delayed for a while, and the person has been killed by himself, it is necessary to have another dialogue, so Jianlu will know that Changli
Determination! Zuo Yingxuan thought of this and asked someone to throw Li Yingfang's head to the Jianlu outside the city.
Daisong'a didn't say much. He took Li Yingfang's head and went back to the camp to report to Daishan.
Zuo Yingxuan knew that after Jianlu persuaded him to surrender, he was about to start attacking the city, so he ordered the whole city to be on alert.
Sure enough, not long after, thousands of Tatars began to pour out of several Tatar camps outside Changli City, completely surrounding Changli County.
Zuo Yingxuan came to the top of the arrow tower in Changli and was shocked to see the attacking Tatars covering the outside of the city like locusts. He quickly sent an order to ring the highest-level jng bell, and all the combatants took their places.
Outside the city, the Tatar commander-in-chief Dai Shan and the leaders of the various Mongolian tribes were watching the battle on a high ground in the east of the city, expecting the army to attack the city in one fell swoop. Aobai was not here, and returned to Yongping to report to Huang Taiji about Li Yingfang.
of death.
The leaders of the Mongolian tribes were making bets with each other to see which tribe would attack first. The bet was a portion of the Ming people's property they had snatched previously.
After Zuo Yingxuan and Shi Guozhu at the top of Changli City saw the distribution of the Tatar army outside the city, they combined their efforts and divided the work between each other.
Zuo Yingxuan sat in the archery tower and commanded the overall situation, while Shi Guozhu concentrated the few cannons on the top of the city towards the east gate, where the Tatars were most densely populated, and directed the gunners to fire.[
Zuo Yingxuan asked two government officials to circle the city in east and west directions, while inspecting the defense equipment and giving orders for the attack sequence.
This attack sequence had been explained in advance to the leaders of the rural soldiers defending the city. The Tatars were powerful this time, so they emphasized it again.
Several porridge points in the city stopped giving out porridge, and the old and weak people lining up were evacuated to make way for the mobilization of rural soldiers and the support of civilians.
The old and the weak were also very cooperative. They didn't make a fuss or cry. They quietly stepped aside and begged for blessings from the gods and Buddhas they believed in.
Changli City was small and there was no space for the Tatars to attack the city together, so they had to divide into multiple siege echelons and prepare to take turns to attack the city.
The Tatars outside the city were very excited. Their leader had already described to them the wealth in the city. Tens of thousands of troops attacked this small county together, and they were still able to capture it. They seemed to see a golden mountain in front of them, and they were waiting for it.
They went to rob it.
As soon as the attacking drums sounded, the Tatars rushed towards the city wall.
On the top of the city, the leader of the rural soldiers began to stand up to observe the enemy's situation, while the rural soldiers were still squatting there nervously waiting for the order to be issued.
Shi Guozhu looked at the swarming Tatars and ordered the gunners to aim at the large group of Tatars carrying the ladder. After entering the firing range, the cannon fired with a "boom".
Dai Shan saw a burst of smoke rising from the top of the city, and then the sound of cannons came later. He couldn't help but was stunned. They had never fired cannons before, and they only fired now. The Ming army in Changlili was really calm.
In fact, from another aspect, it is not because of the shortage of materials.
The Tatar who was carrying the ladder at the front was rushing forward quickly when he suddenly felt a heavy hand. He thought it was the Tatar on the other side who was lazy and let go of the ladder, so he ran and looked over, wanting to scold him.
However, they found that the companion who had been calling Huan just now had no head, and ran for a few steps with blood spurting from his neck, and then fell down.
The man behind the headless companion also heard a scream at this time, and then he was shaken by the corpse in front and fell to the ground. Before he had time to look back, the imbalance on both sides of the ladder caused the ladder to tilt.
Pulled him down while he was running.
The Tatars around the ladder fell immediately, which also affected the subsequent attacks of their companions. The other companions on both sides had already surpassed them, just like water flooding the plain, encountering a mountain top, bypassing both sides, and continuing forward.
Flatten over.
Fortunately, the Tatar who fell to the ground was wearing thick clothes, so it didn't cause much trouble. He stood up while cursing others.
Only then did they realize that the companions on one side of the ladder were lucky. The iron eggs fired by the artillery plowed a line along the edge of the ladder. The companions on this line were either dead in pieces or holding their stumps in their arms.
Howling in desolation.
These Tatars who survived were definitely not saved. The remaining Tatar companions stepped forward and stabbed them, ending their suffering, then took the ladder and continued to attack the city.
There were only two cannons on the top of Changli City that could fire from a distance. As the sound of the cannons sounded, from time to time you could see a line plowing through the dense piles of built captives, and then being covered by built captives again.
Zuo Yingxuan, who was on the archery tower, saw the Tatars coming from a distance, carrying a ladder with shields tied to both sides. He felt nervous and quickly asked the Yamen servant to pass the order, asking the strong archers to use rolling wood and stones instead.
At the same time, another yamen officer was sent to recruit able-bodied men from the civil servants in the city.
There is no moat in Changli City, so it is easy for the Tatars to attack the city wall. Soon, ladders were erected on the city wall, and they were placed side by side. Some Tatars held on to the ladders, and some began to attack the city. At the same time, the Tatars
The archers inside began to suppress the city with bows and arrows.
If you look down from the sky, you can see that the land outside Changli City is surrounded by gray Tatars, who are attacking the city. The small Changli City is like a small boat in the vast ocean, and can be attacked at any time.
The waves overturned.[
Under the command of the leader of the rural soldiers, bows and arrows and muskets were fired down from the crenellations of the city wall. The muskets were not bad, but at such a close range, they often smashed the shields tied to the ladder together with the Tatars on the ladder.
die.
But the power of bows and arrows is much worse. There are many arrows stuck in the shields beside the ladders, but they cannot hurt the Tatars climbing the ladders.
Seven or eight ladders were put together, and the advantages of this way of placing ladders were quickly seen. The Tatars on the outermost side were attacked the most, and were often knocked over just after they boarded the ladder. The Tatars on the middle ladder were often knocked over.
However, it was obviously much better. It formed a "convex" shape and was attacking the city wall.